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Sequence analysis of three canine adipokine genes revealed an association between TNF polymorphisms and obesity in Labrador dogs.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Mankowska M, Stachowiak M, Graczyk A, Ciazynska P, Gogulski M, Nizanski W, Switonski M
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is an emerging health problem in purebred dogs. Due to their crucial role in energy homeostasis control, genes encoding adipokines are considered candidate genes, and their variants may be associated with predisposition to obesity. Searching for polymorphism was carried out in three adipokine genes (TNF, RETN and IL6). The study was performed on 260 dogs, including lean (n = 109), overweight (n = 88) and...
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