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Genome wide analysis reveals single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with fatness and putative novel copy number variants in three pig breeds

BACKGROUND: Obesity, excess fat tissue in the body, can underlie a variety of medical complaints including heart disease, stroke and cancer. The pig is an excellent model organism for the study of various human disorders, including obesity, as well as being the foremost agricultural species. In orde...

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Autores principales: Fowler, Katie E, Pong-Wong, Ricardo, Bauer, Julien, Clemente, Emily J, Reitter, Christopher P, Affara, Nabeel A, Waite, Stephen, Walling, Grant A, Griffin, Darren K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24225222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-784