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A splice site variant in the bovine RNF11 gene compromises growth and regulation of the inflammatory response.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Sartelet Arnaud, Druet Tom, Michaux Charles, Fasquelle Corinne, Géron Sarah, Tamma Nico, Zhang Zhiyan, Coppieters Wouter, Georges Michel, Charlier Carole
Abstract excerpt
We report association mapping of a locus on bovine chromosome 3 that underlies a Mendelian form of stunted growth in Belgian Blue Cattle (BBC). By resequencing positional candidates, we identify the causative c124-2A>G splice variant in intron 1 of the RNF11 gene, for which all affected animals a...
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