MSc. Major thesis: Characterization of the early and late feathering locus in chicken. BSc. Major thesis: Functional characterization of the t(12;14)q15;q23-24)fusion proteins in uterine leiomyomas.
Supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Martien Groenen Dr. Richard Crooijmans and Dr. Pieter van As
CoOperators:
Financer:
STW project, Nutreco B.V.
Start date:
01 June 2006
End date:
01 June 2010
Introduction:
Pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS) in chicken is a disease that is related to rapid growth in chicken with insufficient pulmonary vascular capacity. It has been shown that genetic factors play an important role in this disease and different breeds with similar growth characteristics often show large differences in their susceptibility to the syndrome. Large-scale genetic studies identified four genomic regions containing genes influencing this trait. The aim of this program is to identify the underlying genes, to understand their role in the susceptibility/resistance towards the disease and to develop the molecular tools for effective marker-assisted selection in animal breeding.
