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ArticleMolecular biology reports2012

Association and expression study of MMP3, TGFβ1 and COL10A1 as candidate genes for leg weakness-related traits in pigs.

Watchara Laenoi, Noppawan Rangkasenee, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Mehmet Ulas Cinar, Chirawath Phatsara, Dawit Tesfaye, Armin M Scholz, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, Manfred Mielenz and 3 more

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Watchara LaenoiInstitute of Animal Science, Animal Breeding and Husbandry Group, University of Bonn, Endenicher allee 15, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
Noppawan Rangkasenee
Muhammad Jasim Uddin
Mehmet Ulas Cinar
Chirawath Phatsara
Dawit Tesfaye
Armin M Scholz
Ernst Tholen
Christian Looft
Manfred Mielenz
Helga Sauerwein
Klaus Wimmers
Karl Schellander
University of Bonn · DEResearch Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) · DEChiang Mai University · THLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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Abstract

The present study was aimed to determine the association between metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3), transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) and collagen type X alpha I (COL10A1) gene polymorphisms with traits related to leg weakness in pigs. Three hundred Duroc × Pietrain cross breds (DuPi) and 299 pigs of a commercial population (CP) were used for the experiment. DuPi animals were examined for 10 different traits describing leg and feet structure, osteochondrosis (OC) scores and bone density status. Data of OC score at condylus medialis humeri, condylus medialis femoris and distal epiphysis ulna regions of CP were used for association analysis. Significant association (P < 0.05) was found for MMP3 SNP (g.158 C>T) with OC at head of femur and bone mineral density in the DuPi population. Association (P < 0.05) was found between SNP of TGFβ1 (g.180 G>A) with rear leg score and the principle component denoting both OC and feet and leg scores in the DuPi population. No association was found between COL10A1 (g.72 C>T) and leg weakness related traits. The associations of SNPs with OC traits could not be confirmed in the commercial population. Expression analysis of the three candidate genes was performed to compare between healthy and OC. TGFβ1 was found to be highly expressed (P < 0.05) in the OC compared to healthy cartilages, but no significant different expressions were observed for MMP3 and COL10A1 genes. The present finding suggested that TGFβ1 and MMP3 genes variants have an effect on some of the leg weakness related traits.

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Genetic Association StudiesAllelesAnimalsCartilage, ArticularCollagen Type XExtremitiesFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene FrequencyGenotypeMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 3Muscle WeaknessOsteochondrosisPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideCollagen Type XMatrix Metalloproteinase 3Transforming Growth Factor beta1

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