Phenotype Details
Phene ID
3985
Name
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, KRT5-related
Phene Name
N/A
OMIA ID
2081
Species ID
9913
Characterised
Yes
Characterised Year
2005
Linked Genes
SymbolGene IDChromosomeDescription
KRT52812685keratin 5, type II
Linked Variants
Variant IDPhenotypeGene IDDeleteriousChromosomeGenomicTranscriptProtein
192Epidermolysis bullosa28126815NC_037332.1:g.27371128G>ANM_001008663.1:c.1432G>ANP_001008663.1:p.(E478K)
1265Epidermolysis bullosa, simplex, KRT5-related`28126815NC_037332.1:g.27367611_27367613delNM_001008663.1:c.534_536delNP_001008663.1:p.(N178del)
Linked Breeds
BreedBreed IDSpecies IDVBO Term
Belgian Blue (Cattle)499913http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VBO_0000139
Friesian cross (Cattle)10359913http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VBO_0016846
Molecular Genetics

In a textbook example of how to make use of clinical information to identify a comparative candidate gene (based on the homologous human disorder) namely KRT5 (keratin 5), Ford et al. (2005) showed that this disorder in the offspring of a Friesian-Jersey bull is due to a 4051G>A base substitution in the bovine KRT5 gene, leading to an E478K amino-acid substitution. The bull turned out to be mosaic for a de novo mutation. Jacinto et al. (2020): "Whole‐genome sequencing [of a "6‐day‐old Belgian Blue‐Holstein calf . . . [with] a syndrome resembling epidermolysis bullosa simplex"] revealed a heterozygous disruptive in‐frame deletion variant in KRT5 (c.534_536delCAA). Genotyping of both parents confirmed the variant as de novo mutation."

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