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Association study and expression analysis of CD9 as candidate gene for boar sperm quality and fertility traits.
Animal reproduction science - 1 May 2011
Kaewmala Kanokwan, Uddin Muhammad Jasim, Cinar Mehmet Ulas, Grosse-Brinkhaus Christine, Jonas Elisabeth, Tesfaye Dawit, Phatsara Chirawath, Tholen Ernst, Looft Christian, Schellander Karl
Abstract excerpt
Cluster-of-differentiation antigen 9 (CD9) gene expressed in the male germ line stem cells is crucial for sperm-egg fusion, and was therefore selected as candidate gene for boar semen quality. The association of CD9 with boar sperm quality and fertility trait was analyzed using a total of 340 boars both from purebred Pietrain and Pietrain×Hampshire crosses. A single nucleotide polymorphism (g.358A>T) in intron 6...
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