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Genome-Wide Scan for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mixed-Breed Dogs Identifies Candidate Genes Involved in T Helper Cells and Macrophage Signaling.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Utsunomiya Yuri T, Ribeiro Érica S, Quintal Amanda P N, Sangalli Juliano R, Gazola Valquiria R, Paula Henrique B, Trinconi Cristiana M, Lima Valéria M F, Perri Silvia H V, Taylor Jeremy F, Schnabel Robert D, Sonstegard Tad S, Garcia José F, Nunes Cáris M
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a genome-wide scan for visceral leishmaniasis in mixed-breed dogs from a highly endemic area in Brazil using 149,648 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers genotyped in 20 cases and 28 controls. Using a mixed model approach, we found two candidate loci on canine autosomes 1 and 2. The positional association on chromosome 2 mapped to a predicted DNAse sensitive site in CD14+ monocytes that serve...
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