| Literature DB >> 14510674 |
R Lagonigro1, P Wiener, F Pilla, J A Woolliams, J L Williams.
Abstract
An experimental cattle population was screened for polymorphisms in the leptin gene and five SNPs were found in the regions containing the coding sequences. The association of these polymorphisms with feed intake and fat-related traits was evaluated. The results suggest an association between a polymorphism in exon 2, described here for the first time, and feed intake. Individuals with genotype A/T at this position had 19% greater mean feed intake than individuals with genotype A/A. There was also evidence for a link between leptin haplotypes and some fat-related traits.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14510674 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2003.01028.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anim Genet ISSN: 0268-9146 Impact factor: 3.169