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    • Functional and association studies on the pig HMGCR gene, a cholesterol-synthesis limiting enzyme 

      Cánovas, A.; Quintanilla, Raquel; Gallardo, D.; Díaz, Isabel; Noguera, José Luis; Ramírez, O.; Pena, Romi (Animal, 2009-10-23) Genètica i Millora Animal; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. We have studied the role of the HMGCR gene in pig lipid metabolism by means of ...
    • Genome data from a sixteenth century pig illuminate modern breed relationships 

      Ramírez, O.; Burgos-Paz, W.; Casas, E.; Ballester Devis, Maria; Bianco, E.; Olalde, I.; Santpere, G.; Novella, V.; Gut, M.; Lalueza-Fox, C.; Saña, M.; Pérez-Enciso, M. (Heredity, 2014-09-10) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Ancient DNA (aDNA) provides direct evidence of historical events that have modeled the genome of modern individuals. In livestock, resolving the differences between the effects of initial domestication ...