SRY negative 64,XX intersex phenotype in an American saddlebred horse

Vet J. 2007 Mar;173(2):437-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.11.008. Epub 2005 Dec 28.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disorders of Sex Development / diagnosis
  • Disorders of Sex Development / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Genitalia / abnormalities
  • Horse Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Horse Diseases / genetics
  • Horses / genetics*
  • Horses / physiology*
  • Karyotyping
  • Phenotype
  • Sex Differentiation
  • Sex-Determining Region Y Protein / genetics
  • Sex-Determining Region Y Protein / metabolism*

Substances

  • Sex-Determining Region Y Protein