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Genomewide association study reveals a risk locus for equine metabolic syndrome in the Arabian horse.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2017
Lewis S L, Holl H M, Streeter C, Posbergh C, Schanbacher B J, Place N J, Mallicote M F, Long M T, Brooks S A
Abstract excerpt
Equine obesity can cause life-threatening secondary chronic conditions, similar to those in humans and other animal species. Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), primarily characterized by hyperinsulinemia, is often present in obese horses and ponies. Due to clinical similarities to conditions such as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (formerly equine Cushing's disease), conclusive diagnosis of EMS often proves...
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