A genome wide association study for backfat thickness in Italian Large White pigs highlights new regions affecting fat deposition including neuronal genes

Polymorphisms in an obesity-related gene (PCSK1) are associated with fat deposition and production traits in Italian heavy pigs

(2012) L. Fontanesi et al.   Animal

Confirmation of the association between a single nucleotide polymorphism in the porcine LDHA gene and average daily gain and correlated traits in Italian Large White pigs

(2012) L. Fontanesi et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Genome-wide association scan and phased haplotype construction for quantitative trait loci affecting boar taint in three pig breeds

(2012) Vivi R Gregersen et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Identification and association analysis of several hundred single nucleotide polymorphisms within candidate genes for back fat thickness in Italian Large White pigs using a selective genotyping approach1

(2012) L. Fontanesi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Four genes located on a SSC2 meat quality QTL region are associated with different meat quality traits in Landrace × Chinese-European crossbred population

(2011) S. Čepica et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

A whole-genome association study for pig reproductive traits

(2011) S. K. Onteru et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Large scale genome-wide association and LDLA mapping study identifies QTLs for boar taint and related sex steroids

(2011) Eli Grindflek et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Parkin is a lipid-responsive regulator of fat uptake in mice and mutant human cells

(2011) Kye-Young Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Association between polymorphisms in cathepsin and cystatin genes with meat production and carcass traits in Italian Duroc pigs: confirmation of the effects of a cathepsin L (CTSL) gene marker

(2011) Luca Fontanesi et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Association between olfactory receptor genes, eating behavior traits and adiposity: Results from the Quebec Family Study

(2011) Anne C. Choquette et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Loci for Body Composition and Structural Soundness Traits in Pigs

(2011) Bin Fan et al.   PLoS One

Neuronal Genes for Subcutaneous Fat Thickness in Human and Pig Are Identified by Local Genomic Sequencing and Combined SNP Association Study

(2011) Kyung-Tai Lee et al.   PLoS One

P-glycoprotein Dysfunction Contributes to Hepatic Steatosis and Obesity in Mice

(2011) Magali Foucaud-Vignault et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Population-Based Association Study of Extremely Overweight Young Adults – The GOYA Study

(2011) Lavinia Paternoster et al.   PLoS One

A Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of Six Type 1 Diabetes Cohorts Identifies Multiple Associated Loci

(2011) Jonathan P. Bradfield et al.   PLoS Genetics

Evidence for activation of inflammatory lipoxygenase pathways in visceral adipose tissue of obese Zucker rats

(2010) Swarup K. Chakrabarti et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

The insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) gene intron3-g.3072G>A polymorphism is not the only Sus scrofa chromosome 2p mutation affecting meat production and carcass traits in pigs: Evidence from the effects of a cathepsin D (CTSD) gene polymorphism1

(2010) L. Fontanesi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Genetics of fat tissue accumulation in pigs: a comparative approach

(2010) M. Switonski et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS

The porcine TBC1D1 gene: mapping, SNP identification, and association study with meat, carcass and production traits in Italian heavy pigs

(2010) Luca Fontanesi et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Diet-induced obesity regulates the galanin-mediated signaling cascade in the adipose tissue of mice

(2010) Ahreum Kim et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

(2010) Iris M Heid et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Quantitative comparison of phosphodiesterase mRNA distribution in human brain and peripheral tissues

(2010) Viktor Lakics et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Switch from Stress Response to Homeobox Transcription Factors in Adipose Tissue After Profound Fat Loss

(2010) Simon N. Dankel et al.   PLoS One

The Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Gene is Associated with Intramuscular Fat Content and Growth Rate in the Pig

(2009) Bin Fan et al.   ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fast and accurate short read alignment with Burrows-Wheeler transform

(2009) H. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Deletions in theVPS13B(COH1) gene as a cause of Cohen syndrome

(2009) I. Balikova et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Design of a High Density SNP Genotyping Assay in the Pig Using SNPs Identified and Characterized by Next Generation Sequencing Technology

(2009) Antonio M. Ramos et al.   PLoS One

Long-range gene regulation links genomic type 2 diabetes and obesity risk regions to HHEX, SOX4, and IRX3

(2009) A. Ragvin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The porcinefat mass and obesity associated(FTO) gene is associated with fat deposition in Italian Duroc pigs

(2008) L. Fontanesi et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Association of a polymorphism of ABCB1 with obesity in Japanese individuals

(2008) Sahoko Ichihara et al.   GENOMICS

Investigation of candidate genes for glycolytic potential of porcine skeletal muscle: Association with meat quality and production traits in Italian Large White pigs

(2008) L. Fontanesi et al.   MEAT SCIENCE

Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

(2008) Cristen J Willer et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Bioinformatics enrichment tools: paths toward the comprehensive functional analysis of large gene lists

(2008) Da Wei Huang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH