Genetic analysis of congenital hemimelia in buffaloes from Southern Italy

Hemimelia is a common congenital limb abnormality found in water buffaloes from Southern Italy. In humans, such defect has been associated with mutations in WNT7A and ESCO2 genes. These two candidate genes were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction in the genomic DNA extracted from the blood of buff...

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Main Authors: Simona Tafuri, Luigi Michele Pavone, Dionea Santoro, Sara Albarella, Silviana Rea, Valeria de Pasquale, Rossella Della Morte, Vincenzo Peretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Improvement of Science (SACSIS) 2013-04-01
Series:All Results Journals: Biol
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Online Access:http://arjournals.com/ojs/index.php?journal=Biol&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=70&path%5B%5D=76