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Characterization of two SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) in the porcine INSL3 gene and their exclusion as a common genetic basis of hernia inguinalis in pigs.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Feb 2004
Knorr Christoph, Täubert Helge, Peters Ulrike, Brenig Bertram
Abstract excerpt
The INSL3 gene encoding Leydig cell insulin-like hormone is an important candidate gene for congenital disorders of the reproductive tract in pigs. Comparative sequencing using phenotypically hernia inguinalis affected and unaffected animals showed that the porcine gene is remarkably conserved. N...
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