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

Table 1 Significant SNPs (P<5.0E-07), their chromosome positions and their closest genes in Sscrofa10.2 (Pre-Ensembl)

SNP	CHR:position¹(Sscrofa10.2)	CHR:position¹(Sscrofa10)	CHR:position¹(Sscrofa9.2)	P²	FDR³	SNP position/distance⁴	Closest gene coordinates	Closest gene protein in Pre-Ensembl	Gene symbol
ALGA0098168	18:45408799	18:44540120	18:25516667	3.07E-11	1.51E-06	Intron 3	18:45404849-45567252	ENSSSCP00000017656	PDE1C
M1GA0010276	7:50272760	7:50024255	7:50440974	1.45E-8	3.58E-04	3657	7:50276417-50297466	ENSSSCP00000001892	CRISP1
ALGA0109557	15:107079255	15:102388547	-	3.81E-7	4.17E-3	4609542	15:102429318-102469713	ENSP00000351255	STAT4
ALGA0069549	13:37851945	13:37353675	13:23719928	3.87E-7	4.17E-3	20143	13:37872088-37876725	ENSSSCP00000012196	STAB1

¹Chromosome and nucleotide position in the different genome versions.
²P-raw value.
³False Discovery Rate.
⁴Localization of the SNP in the corresponding gene or distance from the closest gene (in bp).

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