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Quantitative trait loci for porcine white blood cells and platelet-related traits in a White Duroc x Erhualian F resource population.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Yang S, Ren J, Yan X, Huang X, Zou Z, Zhang Z, Yang B, Huang L
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White blood cell count and platelets are implicated as risk factors for common complex diseases. Genetic factors substantially affect these traits in humans and mice. However, little is known about the genetic architecture of these traits in pigs. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for leu...
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