Presence of curly hair or hairlessness
Symptoms Hairless or curly coat.
Gene involved KRT71
Mutation tested c.816+1G>A (hr)
Transmission mode : Autosomal recessive Age of onset : From birth Specificity : Sphynx hairless
Publication : Gandolfi et al. (2010). The naked truth: Sphynx and Devon Rex cat breed mutations in KRT71.
Gene involved LPAR6
Mutation tested c.250_253delTTTG (r)
Transmission mode : Autosomal recessive Age of onset : From birth Specificity : Cornish Rex curly/woolly hair coat
Publication : Gandolphi et al. (2013). To the root of the curl: A signature of a recent selective sweep identifies a mutation that defines the Cornish rex cat breed.
Gene involved KRT71
Mutation tested c.445-1G>C (SLK)
Transmission mode : Autosomal dominant Age of onset : From birth Specificity : Selkirk Rex curly hair coat
Publication : Gandolfi et al. (2013). A splice variant in KRT71 is associated with curly coat phenotype of Selkirk Rex cats.
Gene involved KRT71
Mutation tested c.1108-4_1184delins (re)
Transmission mode : Autosomal recessive Age of onset : From birth Specificity : Devon Rex curly hair coat
Publication : Gandolfi et al. (2010). The naked truth: Sphynx and Devon Rex cat breed mutations in KRT71.