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The Origin of the Domestic Pig: Independent Domestication and Subsequent Introgression by Giuffra, E, Kijas, J. M. H, Amarger, V, Carlborg, O, Jeon, J.-T, Andersson, L

“…The domestic pig originates from the Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa). We have sequenced mitochondrial DNA and nuclear genes from wild and domestic pigs from…”
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An assessment of opportunities to dissect host genetic variation in resistance to infectious diseases in livestock by Davies, G., Genini, S., Bishop, S. C., Giuffra, E.

“…This paper reviews the evidence for host genetic variation in resistance to infectious diseases for a wide variety of diseases of economic importance in…”
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Differentially expressed genes associated with Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy goats by Pisoni, G., Moroni, P., Genini, S., Stella, A., Boettcher, P.J., Cremonesi, P., Scaccabarozzi, L., Giuffra, E., Castiglioni, B.

“…To study gene expression within the mammary glands of dairy goats with mastitis, mRNA was collected from milk somatic cells (MSCs) of left udder halves…”
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A paternally expressed QTL affecting skeletal and cardiac muscle mass in pigs maps to the IGF2 locus by Andersson, Leif, Jeon, Jin-Tae, Carlborg, Örjan, Törnsten, Anna, Giuffra, Elisabetta, Amarger, Valerie, Chardon, Patrick, Andersson-Eklund, Lena, Andersson, Kjell, Hansson, Ingemar, Lundström, Kerstin

“…We generated an intercross between the European Wild Boar and Large White domestic pigs and used this pedigree to map quantitative trait loci (QTL). We…”
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Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Production Traits in Commercial Pig Populations by Evans, G. J, Giuffra, E, Sanchez, A, Kerje, S, Davalos, G, Vidal, O, Illan, S, Noguera, J. L, Varona, L, Velander, I, Southwood, O. I, de Koning, D.-J, Haley, C. S, Plastow, G. S, Andersson, L

“…The aim of this study was to investigate methods for detecting QTL in outbred commercial pig populations. Several QTL for back fat and growth rate, previously…”
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Toll-like receptor 4 genetic diversity among pig populations by Palermo, S, Capra, E, Torremorell, M, Dolzan, M, Davoli, R, Haley, C.S, Giuffra, E

“…The transmembrane glycoprotein encoded by the Toll-like receptor 4 gene (TLR4) acts as the transducing subunit of the lipopolysaccharide receptor complex of…”
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Haplotype Sharing Refines the Location of an Imprinted Quantitative Trait Locus With Major Effect on Muscle Mass to a 250-kb Chromosome Segment Containing the Porcine IGF2 Gene by Nezer, Carine, Collette, Catherine, Moreau, Laurence, Brouwers, Benoit, Kim, Jong-Joo, Giuffra, Elisabetta, Buys, Nadine, Andersson, Leif, Georges, Michel

“…We herein describe the fine mapping of an imprinted QTL with major effect on muscle mass that was previously assigned to distal SSC2p in the pig. The proposed…”
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Mitochondrial control region and protein coding genes sequence variation among phenotypic forms of brown trout Salmo trutta from northern Italy by Giuffra, E, Bernatchez, L, Guyomard, R

“…The Pô River basin of northern Italy is the home of distinctive and endemic morphological forms of brown trout Salmo trutta. We used PCR-direct sequencing and…”
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Structural analysis and haplotype diversity in swine LEP and MC4R genes by D'Andrea, M, Pilla, F, Giuffra, E, Waddington, D, Archibald, A.L

“…Knowledge about structural variation of candidate genes could be important to improve breeding selection scheme and preserve genetic variability in livestock…”
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Elimination of INPP4A and SLC5A7 as candidate genes for congenital progressive ataxia and spastic paresis in pigs by Genini, S, Nguyen, T.T, Bürgi, E, Stranzinger, G, Vögeli, P, Giuffra, E

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Full pedigree quantitative trait locus analysis in commercial pigs using variance components by de Koning, D.J, Pong-Wong, R, Varona, L, Evans, G.J, Giuffra, E, Sanchez, A, Plastow, G, Noguera, J.L, Andersson, L, Haley, C.S

“…In commercial livestock populations, QTL detection methods often use existing half-sib family structures and ignore additional relationships within and between…”
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Microarray analysis of gene expression of milk leukocytes in healthy goats by Pisoni, G, Castiglioni, B, Stella, A, Boettcher, P. J, Genini, S, Giuffra, E, Moroni, P

“…Issue Title: LXI ANNUAL MEETING of the ITALIAN SOCIETY for VETERINARY SCIENCES (SISVET) Salsomaggiore Terme (Parma) 2007…”
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Diagnostic markers for diseases: SELDI-TOF profiling of pig sera for PRRS by Genini, S, Cantu, M, Botti, S, Malinverni, R, Costa, A, Marras, D, Giuffra, E

“…Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a highly infectious viral disease causing severe losses to the pig industry. Most weaning piglets are…”
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Age at onset of schizophrenia: Cannabis, COMT gene, and their interactions by De Sousa, Kim R, Tiwari, Arun K, Giuffra, Daniel E, Mackenzie, Bronwyn, Zai, Clement C, Kennedy, James L

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Corrigendum to “Age at onset of schizophrenia: Cannabis, COMT gene, and their interactions” [Volume 151, Issues 1–3, December 2013, Pages 289–290] by De Sousa, Kim R, Tiwari, Arun K, Giuffra, Daniel E, Mackenzie, Bronwyn, Zai, Clement C, Kennedy, James L

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Radiation hybrid mapping of two members of the Toll-like receptor gene family in pigs by Franceschi, A., Cassini, P., Scalabrini, D., Botti, S., Bandi, C.M., Giuffra, E.

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Positive perception of pharmacogenetic testing for psychotropic medications by Lanktree, Matthew B., Zai, Gwyneth, VanderBeek, Laura E., Giuffra, Daniel E., Smithson, David S., Kipp, Lucas B., Dalseg, Timothy R., Speechley, Mark, Kennedy, James L.

“…Introduction Pharmacogenetics attempts to identify inter‐individual genetic differences that are predictive of variable drug response and propensity to side…”
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RNA silencing-targeted transcriptome of porcine alveolar macrophages on infection with porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome viruses (PRRSV) of different virulence by Pollet, S, Renson, P, Jaffrezic, F, Marot, G, Moroldo, M, Lecardonnel, J, Bourry, O, Giuffra, E

“…Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a major swine disease caused by PRRSV. a positive-sense ssRNA virus present worldwide with a wide range…”
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P3038 Chromatin accessibility in the liver and circulating immune cells of pigs, goats and chickens by Giuffra, E., Munyard, K. A., Goubil, A., Vincent-Naulleau, S., Esquerré, D., Djebali, S., Foissac, S.

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P3026 RNA silencing-targeted transcriptome of porcine alveolar macrophages on infection with porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome viruses (PRRSV) of different virulence by Pollet, S., Renson, P., Jaffrezic, F., Marot, G., Moroldo, M., Lecardonnel, J., Bourry, O., Giuffra, E.

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