Use of meta-analysis to combine candidate gene association studies: Application to study the relationship between the ESR PvuII polymorphism and sow litter size

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-435

  Alfonso, Leopoldo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Estrogen receptors; Litter size; Meta analysis; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE PVUII; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

META-ANALYSIS; PIG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 21244441534     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2005009     Document Type: Article

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