Table 3.
Albinism genes
| Type of albinism | Locus | Position (UMD 3.1, ENSEMBL) |
|---|---|---|
| Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 | TYR | BTA29: 6,351,877–6,462,240 |
| Oculocutaneous albinism type 2 | OCA2 | BTA2: 347,042–598,104 |
| Oculocutaneous albinism type 3 | TYRP1 | BTA8: 31,710,698–31,726,956 |
| Oculocutaneous albinism type 4 | SLC45A2 | BTA20: 39,829,673–39,867,694 |
| Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 1 | HPS1 | BTA26: 19,361,232–19,386,569 |
| Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 2 | AP3B1 | BTA10: 9,040,253–9,300,567 |
| Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 3 | HPS3 | BTA1: 119,944,594–119,985,509 |
| Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 4 | HPS4 | BTA17: 68,368,661–68,396,020 |
| Chediak-Higashi Syndrome | LYST | BTA28: 8,423,715–8,567,655 |
| Ocular albinism type 1 | GPR143 | BTAX: 143,861,798–143,891,357 |
Genes causing albinism according to the albinism database provided by the University of Minnesota (http://www.ifpcs.org/albinism/) and their positions in the cattle genome. The position highlighted in italics was included in one of the candidate haplotypes given in Table 2