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Genome-wide association study for the level of serum electrolytes in Italian Large White pigs.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2016
Bovo S, Schiavo G, Mazzoni G, Dall'Olio S, Galimberti G, Calò D G, Scotti E, Bertolini F, Buttazzoni L, Samorè A B, Fontanesi L
Abstract excerpt
Calcium, magnesium and phosphorus are essential electrolytes involved in a large number of biological processes. Imbalance of these minerals in blood may indicate clinically relevant conditions and are important in inferring acute or chronic pathologies in humans and animals. In this work, we carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for the level of these three electrolytes in the serum of 843...
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