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Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in two horse populations in the Netherlands.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 30 Oct 2012
Schurink Anouk, Wolc Anna, Ducro Bart J, Frankena Klaas, Garrick Dorian J, Dekkers Jack C M, van Arendonk Johan A M
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BACKGROUND: Insect bite hypersensitivity is a common allergic disease in horse populations worldwide. Insect bite hypersensitivity is affected by both environmental and genetic factors. However, little is known about genes contributing to the genetic variance associated with insect bite hypersensitivity. Therefore, the aim of our study was to identify and quantify genomic associations with insect bite...
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