An eQTL in the cystathionine beta synthase gene is linked to osteoporosis in laying hens

BACKGROUND: Skeletal damage is a challenge for laying hens because the physiological adaptations required for egg laying make them susceptible to osteoporosis. Previously, we showed that genetic factors explain 40% of the variation in end of lay bone quality and we detected a quantitative trait locu...

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Autores principales: De Koning, Dirk-Jan, Dominguez-Gasca, Nazaret, Fleming, Robert H., Gill, Andrew, Kurian, Dominic, Law, Andrew, McCormack, Heather A., Morrice, David, Sanchez-Rodriguez, Estefania, Rodriguez-Navarro, Alejandro B., Preisinger, Rudolf, Schmutz, Matthias, Šmídová, Veronica, Turner, Frances, Wilson, Peter W., Zhou, Rongyan, Dunn, Ian C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7038551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32093603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-020-00532-y

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