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Characterization of an Equine α-S2-Casein Variant Due to a 1.3 kb Deletion Spanning Two Coding Exons.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Brinkmann Julia, Koudelka Tomas, Keppler Julia K, Tholey Andreas, Schwarz Karin, Thaller Georg, Tetens Jens
Abstract excerpt
The production and consumption of mare's milk in Europe has gained importance, mainly based on positive health effects and a lower allergenic potential as compared to cows' milk. The allergenicity of milk is to a certain extent affected by different genetic variants. In classical dairy species, much research has been conducted into the genetic variability of milk proteins, but the knowledge in horses is scarce....
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