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Effect of selection for eventing on the MSTN gene in Brazilian sport horses.

ABSTRACT: Polymorphisms in MSTN have previously been associated with equine performance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify variants in MSTN intron 1 in 16 Brazilian Sport Horses selected for competition in eventing and their possible effects of selection on performance. Among the nine variants identified, eight had already been reported in previous studies or genomic databases, although they showed differences in frequencies when compared with other horse breeds. Moreover, a new mutation was identified in two horses, both in heterozygous form. Considering the absence of molecular studies in this valuable Brazilian breed, these findings represent an important contribution to the characterization of its genetic profile and may possibly aid in further genotype-phenotype association studies.

SUBMITTER: Padilha FGF

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5865066 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of selection for eventing on the <i>MSTN</i> gene in Brazilian sport horses.

Padilha Felipe Gomes Ferreira FGF El-Jaick Kênia Balbi KB de Castro Liane L Moreira Aline Dos Santos ADS Ferreira Ana Maria Reis AMR

Journal of equine science 20180323 1

Polymorphisms in MSTN have previously been associated with equine performance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify variants in <i>MSTN</i> intron 1 in 16 Brazilian Sport Horses selected for competition in eventing and their possible effects of selection on performance. Among the nine variants identified, eight had already been reported in previous studies or genomic databases, although they showed differences in frequencies when compared with other horse breeds. Moreover, a new muta ...[more]

PMID: 29593445

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Effect of selection for eventing on the MSTN gene in Brazilian sport horses.

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Effect of selection for eventing on the <i>MSTN</i> gene in Brazilian sport horses.

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