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Genetics of Adiposity in Large Animal Models for Human Obesity-Studies on Pigs and Dogs.
Progress in molecular biology and translational science - 1 Jan 2016
Stachowiak M, Szczerbal I, Switonski M
Abstract excerpt
The role of domestic mammals in the development of human biomedical sciences has been widely documented. Among these model species the pig and dog are of special importance. Both are useful for studies on the etiology of human obesity. Genome sequences of both species are known and advanced genetic tools [eg, microarray SNP for genome wide association studies (GWAS), next generation sequencing (NGS), etc.] are...
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