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A targeted genotyping approach enhances identification of variants in taste receptor and appetite/reward genes of potential functional importance for obesity-related porcine traits.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2018
Cirera S, Clop A, Jacobsen M J, Guerin M, Lesnik P, Jørgensen C B, Fredholm M, Karlskov-Mortensen P
Abstract excerpt
Taste receptors (TASRs) and appetite and reward (AR) mechanisms influence eating behaviour, which in turn affects food intake and risk of obesity. In a previous study, we used next generation sequencing to identify potentially functional mutations in TASR and AR genes and found indications for genetic associations between identified variants and growth and fat deposition in a subgroup of animals (n = 38) from the...
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