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Bianca S de Cecco, Jeanna M Blake, Namju J Kim, Madeline C Coffey, Andrea N Johnston, Andrew D Miller, Kari J Ekenstedt, Jeongha Lee

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Article in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Bianca S de CeccoLouisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
Jeanna M BlakeDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7296-7857
Namju J KimDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-5028-3549
Madeline C CoffeyDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Andrea N JohnstonDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-1155
Andrew D MillerDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Kari J EkenstedtDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3213-7883
Jeongha LeeLouisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0202-7664

Funding

Novel Genetic Models for Vertebral AbnormalitiesK01OD027051 · OD · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI EKENSTEDT, KARI J · 2019 to 2023
$627k
NIH HHS K01 OD027051Wisdom Panel, Science and Diagnostics, a division of Mars Petcare NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesSpinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), or hereditary ataxia, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting motor control and voluntary muscle coordination due to cerebellar or spinocerebellar dysfunction. While numerous genetic variants have been linked to SCA in both humans and dogs, some cases remain genetically unexplained. This study aimed to describe the clinical and pathological phenotype, and to identify the genetic basis, of an atypical form of SCA observed in a mixed-breed dog presenting with additional clinical signs beyond classic SCA.

methodsClinical and postmortem examinations were performed to document neurological and systemic pathology. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was conducted on the affected dog, and variant filtering was carried out using a control cohort of over 700 unaffected dog genomes to identify candidate variants.

resultsIn addition to classical SCA features, the affected dog exhibited retinal and optic nerve degeneration and severe, non-regenerative anemia. WGS did not reveal any known SCA-associated variants. Variant filtering identified a novel homozygous 4-base-pair frameshift deletion in

conclusionsThis is the first report associating a

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AnemiaDog DiseasesEndopeptidase ClpSpinocerebellar AtaxiasAnimalsDogsWhole Genome SequencingEndopeptidase Clpframeshift deletionhistopathologyoptic nerve degenerationpremature stop codonretinal degenerationwhole-genome sequencing

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PMID41300811
PMCPMC12652279

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