Fertility and 63,X Mosaicism in a Haflinger Sibship.

Neuhauser, Stefanie; Handler, Johannes; Schelling, Claude; Pieńkowska-Schelling, Aldona (2019). Fertility and 63,X Mosaicism in a Haflinger Sibship. Journal of equine veterinary science, 78, pp. 127-133. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.05.008

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Chromosomal abnormalities are notable causes of infertility in horses. Mares show various degrees of estrous behavior, and ultrasound examination often reveals an underdeveloped genital tract. This article reports investigations on fertility in a Haflinger sibship with a healthy, normally developed, fertile mare with at least three healthy offspring. Chromosomal analysis performed incidentally and blinded for this mare revealed 63,X/64,XX/65,XXX mosaicism. Two closely related mares were also mosaics (63,X/64,XX), and one of them was a carrier of a marker chromosome. Repeated examinations of the mare and seven relatives (four mares and three stallions) did not provide evidence for sub- or in-fertility. They had no developmental abnormalities or conspicuous body conditions. Peripheral blood samples were collected for analysis of the karyotype and molecular analyses. Chromosomes were Giemsa stained and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole banded to identify numerical or structural aberrations of chromosomes and identification of sex chromosomes, respectively. Fluorescence in situ hybridization was performed with an equine Y-chromosome painting probe to identify and count the sex chromosomes, and polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to test for the presence of the SRY gene and investigating chimerism. The present article demonstrates the necessity of further studies analyzing chromosomal X0 mosaics to improve the predictive value of chromosomal aberrations on fertility.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Institute of Genetics
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH)

UniBE Contributor:

Pieńkowska-Schelling, Aldona

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0737-0806

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Tosso Leeb

Date Deposited:

04 Feb 2020 11:33

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:36

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.jevs.2019.05.008

PubMed ID:

31203976

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Breeding Soundness evaluation Broodmare Chromosomal abnormalities Equine Horse Offspring

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.139257

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/139257

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