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ArticleVeterinary ophthalmology2017

Pigment retinopathy in warmblood horses with equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy and equine motor neuron disease.

Carrie J Finno, Heather J Kaese, Andrew D Miller, Giuliana Gianino, Thomas Divers, Stephanie J Valberg

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Article in Veterinary ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Lipofuscin accumulates in ganglionic neurons in chronic equine dysautonomia.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024
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6 authors.

Carrie J FinnoPopulation Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Heather J KaeseEye Care for Animals, Lees Summit, MO, 64064, USA.
Andrew D MillerSection of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedical Sciences Medicine, Cornell University College of Veterinary, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
Giuliana GianinoPopulation Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Thomas DiversDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
Stephanie J ValbergLarge Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48895, USA.

Funding

Molecular pathogenesis of alpha-tocopherol associated neuroaxonal dystrophy in anK01OD015134 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI FINNO, CARRIE · 2013 to 2017
$599k
NCATS NIH HHS L40 TR001136NIH HHS K01 OD015134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveA pigment retinopathy has been reported in adult horses with equine motor neuron disease (EMND) arising from chronic α-tocopherol (α-TP) deficiency. A pigment retinopathy has not been identified in horses with neuroaxonal dystrophy/equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (NAD/EDM) that affects genetically susceptible young horses with α-TP deficiency. The objective of this report is to describe, for the first time, a pigment retinopathy in a family of α-TP-deficient Warmbloods (WB) with clinically apparent NAD/EDM or EMND. ANIMALS AND PROCEDURES: Twenty-five WB horses from one farm underwent complete neurologic and ophthalmic examinations and serum α-TP concentrations were assessed. Two of the most severely ataxic horses were euthanized and postmortem examinations performed.

resultsAlpha-TP deficiency was widespread on this farm (22 of 25 horses). Eleven of 25 horses were clinically normal (age range 2-12 years), one had signs of EMND (6 years of age), 10 had signs of ataxia consistent with NAD/EDM (1-10 years), and two of these were postmortem confirmed concurrent NAD/EDM and EMND. A pigment retinopathy characterized by varying amounts of granular dark pigment in the tapetal retina was observed in four clinically apparent NAD/EDM horses (two postmortem confirmed concurrent NAD/EDM and EMND) and one horse with clinical signs of EMND.

conclusionsA pigment retinopathy can be present in young α-TP-deficient Warmblood horses with clinical signs of EMND as well as those with signs of NAD/EDM.

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Pigments, Biologicalalpha-TocopherolAnimalsBrain DiseasesFemaleHorse DiseasesHorsesMaleMotor Neuron DiseaseNeurologic ExaminationPedigreeRetinal DiseasesVitamin E Deficiencyalpha-TocopherolPigments, Biologicalhorselipofuscinneurodegenerationretinatocopherolvitamin E

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PMID27491953
PMCPMC5292316

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