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Genome-wide association study for posthitis in the free-living population of European bison (Bison bonasus).
Biology direct - 14 Jan 2015
Oleński Kamil, Tokarska Małgorzata, Hering Dorota, Puckowska Paulina, Ruść Anna, Pertoldi Cino, Kamiński Stanisław
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: About 5-6% of the European bison (Bison bonasus) males are affected by posthitis (necrotic inflammation of the prepuce) and die in the wild forest. Despite many years of study, pathogenesis of this disease has not yet been determined. The main aim of the study was to find SNP markers significantly associated with the incidence of posthitis and mine the genome for candidate genes potentially involved...
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