Diagnosis of XX/XY Blood Cell Chimerism at a Low Percentage in Horses
Disorders of sexual development (DSDs) are common in horses and cause economic loss in horse breeding. Thus, it is important to develop methods for unambiguous and fast identification of affected horses shortly after birth, as well as those that may propagate the condition to the next generation. Genetic causes of DSDs are multivarious and still little known, and thus development of diagnostic tests requires accumulating knowledge about individual cases and their etiologies. In particular, it is necessary to perform clinical, ultrasound, surgical, histological, cytogenetic, and genetic analyses with close attention in all the affected individuals.
Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Sara Albarella, Lisa De Lorenzi, Giuseppe Catone, Gian Enrico Magi, Linda Petrucci, Cecilia Vullo, Emanuele D'Anza, Pietro Parma, Terje Raudsepp, Francesca Ciotola, Vincenzo Peretti Tags: Original Research Source Type: research