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Mapping short tandem repeats for liver gene expression traits helps prioritize potential causal variants for complex traits in pigs
- Source :
- Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2022.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Short tandem repeats (STRs) were recently found to have significant impacts on gene expression and diseases in humans, but their roles on gene expression and complex traits in pigs remain unexplored. This study investigates the effects of STRs on gene expression in liver tissues based on the whole-genome sequences and RNA-Seq data of a discovery cohort of 260 F6 individuals and a validation population of 296 F7 individuals from a heterogeneous population generated from crosses among eight pig breeds. Results We identified 5203 and 5868 significantly expression STRs (eSTRs, FDR
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20491891
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5e08cdff73574e36a7f8a59bc424bdc5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-021-00658-z