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Association of CA repeat polymorphism at intron 1 of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) gene with circulating IGF-I concentration, growth, and fatness in swine.
Physiological genomics - 22 Oct 2007
Estany Joan, Tor Marc, Villalba Daniel, Bosch Lluís, Gallardo David, Jiménez Neus, Altet Laura, Noguera Jose L, Reixach Josep, Amills Marcel, Sánchez Armand
Abstract excerpt
Evidence is accumulating that intronic polymorphic cytosine-adenosine (CA) repeats may play a role in gene expression. In this work, we investigated whether a polymorphic CA short tandem repeat (STR) located at the first intron of the pig insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) gene influences plasma IGF-I concentration in pigs as well as phenotypic variation in growth and fatness traits. We measured plasma IGF-I...
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