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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of a novel phenotype in pigs characterized by juvenile hairlessness and age dependent emphysema

BACKGROUND: A pig phenotype characterized by juvenile hairlessness, thin skin and age dependent lung emphysema has been discovered in a Danish pig herd. The trait shows autosomal co-dominant inheritance with all three genotypes distinguishable. Since the phenotype shows resemblance to the integrin β...

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Autores principales: Bruun, Camilla S, Jørgensen, Claus B, Bay, Lene, Cirera, Susanna, Jensen, Henrik E, Leifsson, Páll S, Nielsen, Jens, Christensen, Knud, Fredholm, Merete
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2474626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18549483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-283