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Analysis of association between the MUC4 g.8227C>G polymorphism and production traits in Italian heavy pigs using a selective genotyping approach.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2012
Fontanesi Luca, Bertolini Francesca, Dall'Olio Stefania, Buttazzoni Luca, Gallo Maurizio, Russo Vincenzo
Abstract excerpt
In pigs, susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 strains (locus F4bcR) is determined by a dominant allele, with the recessive allele determining resistance. The susceptible allele also appeared to be associated with higher growth rate even with discordant results. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in exon 7 of the mucin 4 (MUC4) gene (DQ848681:g.8227C>G), shown to be in close linkage...
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