SRY negative 64,XX intersex phenotype in an American saddlebred horse.
A female American saddlebred horse was presented for surgical correction of a possible pseudohermaphrodite condition. The horse had abnormal external genitalia and exhibited stallion-like behaviour. No evidence of uterine or ovarian tissue was identified on laparoscopic examination, but hypoplastic testicular-like tissue was removed, although this was found to contain no spermatogonia upon histopathological examination. A karyotype was performed and showed the normal chromosomal complement for a female horse (64,XX). Polymerase chain reaction to detect the SRY gene was negative in peripheral blood as well as the testicular-like tissue. This case represents the first report of an SRY negative XX-male sex reversal intersex phenotype, which is a potentially inherited condition, in an American saddlebred horse.
Bannasch
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Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. dlbannasch@ucdavis.edu
Rinaldo
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Millon
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Latson
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Spangler
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Hubberty
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Galuppo
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Lowenstine
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D000818:Animals; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006736:Horses / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D007621:Karyotyping; D010641:Phenotype; D012733:Sex Differentiation; D051876:Sex-Determining Region Y Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D051876:Sex-Determining Region Y Protein