Detection of quantitative trait loci affecting serum cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglyceride in pigs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Serum lipids are associated with many serious cardiovascular diseases and obesity problems. Many quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been reported in the pig mostly for performance traits but very few for the serum lipid traits. In co...

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Main Authors: Juengst Heinz, Tholen Ernst, Tesfaye Dawit, Cinar Mehmet, Duy Do, Uddin Muhammad, Looft Christian, Schellander Karl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
pig
QTL
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/12/62