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A genomewide association study identified CYP2J2 as a gene controlling serum vitamin D status in beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2013
Casas E, Leach R J, Reinhardt T A, Thallman R M, Lippolis J D, Bennett G L, Kuehn L A
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D is an important modulator of calcium homeostasis and has several effects on the immune system. The objective of the study was to estimate its heritability and to identify genomic regions associated with concentration of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) in beef cattle. Status of vitamin D was measured in crossbred animals from Cycle VII of the United States Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC)...
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