title: A Non-Reciprocal Autosomal Translocation 64,XX, t(4;10)(q21;p15) in an Arabian Mare with Repeated Early Embryonic Loss.
abstract: Balanced autosomal translocations are a known cause for repeated early embryonic loss (REEL) in horses. In most cases, carriers of such translocations are phenotypically normal, but the chromosomal aberration negatively affects gametogenesis giving rise to both genetically balanced and unbalanced gametes. The latter, if involved in fertilization, result in REEL, whereas gametes with the balanced form of translocation will pass the defect into next generation. Therefore, in order to reduce the incidence of REEL, identification of translocation carriers is critical. Here, we report about a phenotypically normal 3-year-old Arabian mare that had repeated resorption of conceptuses prior to day 45 of gestation and was diagnosed with REEL. Conventional and molecular cytogenetic analyses revealed that the mare had normal chromosome number 64,XX but carried a non-mosaic and non-reciprocal autosomal translocation t(4;10)(q21;p15). This is a novel translocation described in horses with REEL and the first such report in Arabians. Previous cases of REEL due to autosomal translocations have exclusively involved Thoroughbreds. The findings underscore the importance of routine cytogenetic screening of breeding animals.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.affiliation: Rogers Bandalero Ranch, Benson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Thwaits
authors.affiliation: Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-475X
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raudsepp
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary; D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D006736:Horses; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000662:veterinary; D007621:Karyotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*