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| العنوان: |
Whole genome sequencing reveals a novel deletion variant in the KIT gene in horses with white spotted coat colour phenotypes. |
| المؤلفون: |
Dürig, N., Jude, R., Holl, H., Brooks, S. A., Lafayette, C., Jagannathan, V., Leeb, T. |
| المصدر: |
Animal Genetics; Aug2017, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p483-485, 3p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ANIMAL coloration, HORSES, PHENOTYPES, MELANOCYTES, ANIMAL genetics |
| مستخلص: |
White spotting phenotypes in horses can range in severity from the common white markings up to completely white horses. EDNRB, KIT, MITF, PAX3 and TRPM1 represent known candidate genes for such phenotypes in horses. For the present study, we re-investigated a large horse family segregating a variable white spotting phenotype, for which conventional Sanger sequencing of the candidate genes' individual exons had failed to reveal the causative variant. We obtained whole genome sequence data from an affected horse and specifically searched for structural variants in the known candidate genes. This analysis revealed a heterozygous ~1.9-kb deletion spanning exons 10-13 of the KIT gene (chr3:77,740,239_77,742,136del1898ins TATAT). In continuity with previously named equine KIT variants we propose to designate the newly identified deletion variant W22. We had access to 21 horses carrying the W22 allele. Four of them were compound heterozygous W20/W22 and had a completely white phenotype. Our data suggest that W22 represents a true null allele of the KIT gene, whereas the previously identified W20 leads to a partial loss of function. These findings will enable more precise genetic testing for depigmentation phenotypes in horses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
