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A 12 kb multi-allelic copy number variation encompassing a GC gene enhancer is associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jul 2021
Lee Young-Lim, Takeda Haruko, Costa Monteiro Moreira Gabriel, Karim Latifa, Mullaart Erik, Coppieters Wouter, Appeltant Ruth, Veerkamp Roel F, Groenen Martien A M, Georges Michel, Bosse Mirte, Druet Tom, Bouwman Aniek C, Charlier Carole
Abstract excerpt
Clinical mastitis (CM) is an inflammatory disease occurring in the mammary glands of lactating cows. CM is under genetic control, and a prominent CM resistance QTL located on chromosome 6 was reported in various dairy cattle breeds. Nevertheless, the biological mechanism underpinning this QTL has been lacking. Herein, we mapped, fine-mapped, and discovered the putative causal variant underlying this CM resistance...
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