Association between GPX5 gene polymorphism and selenium concentration in liver and kidney of wild boars from West Pomerania province, Poland
The aim of the experiment was to detect polymorphism in the <em>GPX5</em> gene and to determine associations between individual genotypes and selenium concentration in liver and kidney of wild boars from West Pomerania province in Poland. The polymorphism in <em>GPX5</em> gen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2899 |
| Summary: | The aim of the experiment was to detect polymorphism in the <em>GPX5</em> gene and to determine associations between individual genotypes and selenium concentration in liver and kidney of wild boars from West Pomerania province in Poland. The polymorphism in <em>GPX5</em> gene was detected using the PCR-RFLP method with specific primers and the restriction enzyme <em>Hinf</em>I. Two different alleles of the <em>GPX5</em> gene were identified - allele 1B (0.37) and 2B (0.63). The relationships between the <em>GPX5</em> genotypes and concentrations of selenium in liver and kidney were analyzed, revealing statistically significant (P≤0.05) differences between wild boars carrying different <em>GPX5</em> genotypes in both genders. Obtained results indicated that wild boars with the <em>2B2B</em> genotype had the highest selenium concentration in livers and kidneys compared to <em>1B1B</em> and <em>1B2B</em> animals and these differences were statistically significant (P≤0.05). |
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| ISSN: | 1594-4077 1828-051X |