Detection of a Frameshift Deletion in the SPTBN4 Gene Leads to Prevention of Severe Myopathy and Postnatal Mortality in Pigs

Detection of a Frameshift Deletion in the SPTBN4 Gene Leads to Prevention of Severe Myopathy and Postnatal Mortality in Pigs

Piglet mortality is a complex phenotype that depends on the environment, selection on piglet health, but also on the interaction between the piglet and sow. However, also monogenic recessive defects contribute to piglet mortality. Selective breeding has decreased overall piglet mortality by improvin...

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Main Authors: Martijn F. L. Derks, Barbara Harlizius, Marcos S. Lopes, Sylvia W. M. Greijdanus-van der Putten, Bert Dibbits, Kimberley Laport, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Martien A. M. Groenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
animal breeding
loss-of-function
myopathy
pigs
animal welfare
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.01226/full

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