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Genome-wide association study of osteochondrosis in the tarsocrural joint of Dutch Warmblood horses identifies susceptibility loci on chromosomes 3 and 10.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Orr N, Hill E W, Gu J, Govindarajan P, Conroy J, van Grevenhof E M, Ducro B J, van Arendonk J A M, Knaap J H, van Weeren P R, Machugh D E, Ennis S, Brama P A J
Abstract excerpt
Equine osteochondrosis is a developmental joint disease that is a significant source of morbidity affecting multiple breeds of horse. The genetic variants underlying osteochondrosis susceptibility have not been established. Here, we describe the results of a genome-wide association study of osteochondrosis using 90 cases and 111 controls from a population of Dutch Warmblood horses. We report putative associations...
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