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Genome-wide association study for T lymphocyte subpopulations in swine.
BMC genomics - 18 Sept 2012
Lu Xin, Fu Wei-Xuan, Luo Yan-Ru, Ding Xiang-Dong, Zhou Jia-Peng, Liu Yang, Liu Jian-Feng, Zhang Qin
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BACKGROUND: Lymphocytes act as a major component of the adaptive immune system, taking very crucial responsibility for immunity. Differences in proportions of T-cell subpopulations in peripheral blood among individuals under same conditions provide evidence of genetic control on these traits, but little is known about the genetic mechanism of them, especially in swine. Identification of the genetic control on...
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