Animal Trait Correlation Database

 Horse Trait Details

Equine neuroaxonal dystrophy/degenerative myeloencephalopathy (NADEDM)
Trait ID :5059
Mean :
Standard deviation :n/a
Heritability :0.70
Variance : 
Genetic variance on mother side : 
Genetic variance on father side : 
Permanent environmental variance : 
Temporary environmental variance : 

Reference

Finno C J, Famula T, Aleman M, Higgins R J, Madigan J E, Bannasch D L, (2018)

Pedigree analysis and exclusion of alpha-tocopherol transfer protein (TTPA) as a candidate gene for neuroaxonal dystrophy in the American Quarter Horse

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 27 (1): 177-85

Additional information about the trait :

Description :Occurrence of a progressive neurologic disorder of characterized by diffuse degeneration of axons, myelin, and neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. In NAD, the lesions are localized to the brainstem, while in EDM, they also extend throughout the spinal cord.
Link to Clinical Measurement Ontology :Accession: CMO:0001107

Annotated data to this trait:

 53 QTL/SNP associations are found on this trait 1 heritability measurement is reported on this trait
 

 

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