Phenotype Details
Phene ID
2141
Name
Hypomyelinogenesis, congenital
Phene Name
Charolais ataxia; Progressive ataxia of Charolais
OMIA ID
527
Species ID
9913
Characterised
Yes
Characterised Year
2018
Linked Variants
Variant IDPhenotypeGene IDDeleteriousChromosomeGenomicTranscriptProtein
1005Progressive ataxia388269639119NC_037346.1:g.26407668C>TNM_001205802.2:c.608G>ANP_001192731.2:p.(R203Q); p.(R203_T204delinsQ*)
Linked Breeds
BreedBreed IDSpecies IDVBO Term
Angus (Cattle)449913http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VBO_0000104
Charolais (Cattle)199913http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VBO_0000177
Uckermärker, Germany (Cattle)11429913http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VBO_0004643
Inheritance

From the published literature, Duchesne and Eggen (2005) concluded that this disorder is "probably autosomal and recessive".

Molecular Genetics

By comparing whole-genome sequenced data (from 2 affecteds and one control) in the candidate region (see Mapping section), and filtering resultant candidate variants, Duchesne et al. (2018) narrowed the field down to "a single substitution in exon 5 of KIF1C (chr19:27041449 C/T). For easier comprehension and since KIF1C gene in cattle is on the reverse strand, the substitution will be referred as KIF1C G>A in order to match with the transcription sense". Subsequent testing for this variant in "143 Charolais animals, including 70 of the 71 cases suspected of progressive ataxia for which DNA was available" enabled Duchesne et al. (2018) to report that "most of the suspected ataxia cases (60/70) were homozygous for the KIF1C G>A substitution, including the histopathologically confirmed cases. The other 10 cases were either heterozygous for this mutation or WT, which indicates the possibility of other neurodegenerative syndromes in the Charolais breed, especially because the analysis of the genotypes in these cases was not concordant with the defined genetic interval".

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