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P Karlskov-Mortensen1, S Cirera, O L Nielsen
1Section of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 3, Frederiksberg, Denmark. pkm@life.ku.dk
Abstract:
A case of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XHED) was identified in a family of Danish Red Holstein cattle. The ectodysplasin-signalling protein (EDA) is known to be central in the normal development of ectodermal structures, and mutations in the ectodysplasin A (EDA) gene have been reported to cause XHED. In this study, we analysed different EDA transcript variants in affected and unaffected cattle and identified a new transcript variant including a LINE1-derived pseudoexon between EDA exons 1 and 2. The 161-bp-long pseudoexon introduces a shift in reading frame and a premature stop codon early in EDA exon 2 and is probably the cause of XHED in this Danish Red Holstein family.
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