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Genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes for piglet splay leg syndrome in different populations.
BMC genetics - 5 Jul 2017
Hao Xingjie, Plastow Graham, Zhang Chunyan, Xu Sutong, Hu Zhiqiu, Yang Tianfu, Wang Kai, Yang Huawei, Yin Xiaoxue, Liu Shili, Wang Zhenghua, Wang Zhiquan, Zhang Shujun
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BACKGROUND: Piglet splay leg syndrome (PSL) is one of the most frequent genetic defects, and can cause considerable economic loss in pig production. The present understanding of etiology and pathogenesis of PSL is poor. The current study focused on identifying loci associated with PSL through a genome-wide association study (GWAS) performed with the Illumina Porcine60 SNP Beadchip v2.0. The study was a...
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