Genetic analysis of the blood transcriptome of young healthy pigs to improve disease resilience.

Kyu-Sang LimJian ChengChristopher TuggleMichael DyckPigGen CanadaFrederic FortinJohn HardingGraham PlastowJack C M Dekkers

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2023)

These results suggest that expression levels in the blood of young healthy pigs for genes in biological pathways related to immunity and endoplasmic reticulum stress have potential to be used as genetic indicator traits to select for disease resilience.

Keyphrases

endoplasmic reticulum stress
genome wide
induced apoptosis
climate change
poor prognosis
social support
dna methylation
middle aged
copy number
risk assessment
depressive symptoms
human health
oxidative stress
signaling pathway