Article
Assessment of the FAM174A 11G allele as a risk allele for equine metabolic syndrome.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2020
Roy M M, Norton E M, Rendahl A K, Schultz N E, McFarlane D, Geor R J, Mickelson J R, McCue M E
Abstract excerpt
An 11G nucleotide repeat in the 3' UTR of FAM174A was recently postulated as a risk allele with a dominant mode of inheritance for equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and laminitis status in Arabian horses. The objective of this project was to evaluate this hypothesis in a large and diverse across-breed population. A total of 301 ponies, 292 Morgans, 64 Arabians, 49 Tennessee Walking Horses and 59 Quarter Horses were...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.