Monozygotic origin of bovine and buffalo calves with diprosopia or dicephalia

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dc.abstract.enCongenital malformations, including cephalic anomalies such as diprosopia and dicephalia, represent rare but significant developmental abnormalities in humans and animals. While these conditions are primarily attributed to incomplete embryonic splitting, their genetic origins in domestic animals remain poorly understood. This study presents a detailed molecular and anatomical investigation of three cases of cephalic malformations in ruminants: two Holstein-Friesian calves and one Mediterranean Italian River Buffalo. Anatomical analyses classified the malformations as diprosopus in two cases and dicephalic in one. Notably, this is the first reported case of dicephalia in a female Mediterranean Italian River Buffalo. Molecular analysis using microsatellite markers and sex-linked genes (AMELX/Y and SRY) confirmed the monozygotic origin and the female sex of all cases, with identical genotypes detected in both heads of each calf.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKaredra Genetyki i Podstaw Hodowli Zwierząt
dc.contributor.authorAlbarella S
dc.contributor.authorNowacka-Woszuk, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorRiccardi MG
dc.contributor.authorD'Anza E
dc.contributor.authorBifulco G
dc.contributor.authorCostanza D
dc.contributor.authorMeomartino L
dc.contributor.authorGuccione J
dc.contributor.authorCiaramella P
dc.contributor.authorPiegari G
dc.contributor.authorCiotola F
dc.contributor.authorPeretti V
dc.contributor.authorŚwitoński, Marek
dc.date.access2026-03-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-10T09:48:32Z
dc.date.available2026-03-10T09:48:32Z
dc.date.copyright2026-03-07
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
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dc.description.numberApril 2026
dc.description.points100
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume226
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcpa.2026.02.004
dc.identifier.eissn1532-3129
dc.identifier.issn0021-9975
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/7763
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021997526000319
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Comparative Pathology
dc.relation.pages1-6
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
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dc.share.typeOTHER
dc.subject.enbovine
dc.subject.enbuffalo
dc.subject.enhead malformation
dc.subject.enmicrosatellite profile
dc.subject.enmolecular analysis
dc.titleMonozygotic origin of bovine and buffalo calves with diprosopia or dicephalia
dc.typeJournalArticle
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