Maria Ballester

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• Identification of strong candidate genes for backfat and intramuscular fatty acid composition in three crosses based on the Iberian pig
• Indel detection from Whole Genome Sequencing data and association with lipid metabolism in pigs
• Association between the pig genome and its gut microbiota composition
• Characterization of bacterial microbiota compositions along the intestinal tract in pigs and their interactions and functions
• Expression analysis of candidate genes for fatty acid composition in adipose tissue and identification of regulatory regions
• Integrative approach using liver and duodenum RNA-Seq data identifies candidate genes and pathways associated with feed efficiency in pigs
• Association of genetic variants and expression levels of porcine FABP4 and FABP5 genes
• A global analysis of CNVs in swine using whole genome sequence data and association analysis with fatty acid composition and growth traits
• Integration of liver gene co-expression networks and eGWAs analyses highlighted candidate regulators implicated in lipid metabolism in pigs
• Analysis of the porcine APOA2 gene expression in liver, polymorphism identification and association with fatty acid composition traits
• Expression-based GWAS identifies variants, gene interactions and key regulators affecting intramuscular fatty acid content and composition in porcine meat
• Epigenetic regulation of the ELOVL6 gene is associated with a major QTL effect on fatty acid composition in pigs
• A co-association network analysis of the genetic determination of pig conformation, growth and fatness
• New insight into the SSC8 genetic determination of fatty acid composition in pigs