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              10. 
              Association study of genetic variants at 
              single nucleotide polymorphism rs109231409 of mannose-binding 
              lectins 1 gene with mastitis susceptibility in Vrindavani 
              crossbred cattle - V. N. Muhasin Asaf, Bharat Bhushan, 
              Manjit Panigrahi, Prashant Dewangan, Amod Kumar, Pushpendra Kumar 
              and G. K. Gaur 
              
              Veterinary World, 7(10): 807-810   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              10.14202/vetworld.2014.807-810 
                  V. N. 
              Muhasin Asaf: 
              
              Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              
              
              asaf.muhasin@gmail.com Bharat 
              Bhushan: 
              
              Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              bhushan.drbharat@gmail.com Manjit 
              Panigrahi: 
              
              Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              
              
              manjit707@gmail.com 
              Prashant Dewangan: 
              
              Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              
              
              prshntdewangan@gmail.com Amod 
              Kumar: 
              
              Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              
              
              amodvet@gmail.com 
              Pushpendra Kumar: 
              
              Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 
              Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              
              
              pushpendra64@gmail.com G. K. 
              Gaur: Livestock Production Management Section, Indian 
              Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India;
              
              gyanendrakg@gmail.com   Received: 
              21-06-2014, Revised: 05-09-2014, Accepted: 11-09-2014, Published 
              online: 12-10-2014   
              
              
              Corresponding author:
              
              V. N. Muhasin Asaf, e-mail: asaf.muhasin@gmail.com 
 
              Abstract 
 Aim:
              The present study was undertaken to identify whether single 
              nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs109231409 located on 
              mannose-binding lectins 1 (MBL1) gene was associated with 
              mastitis tolerance/susceptibility.  
              Materials and Methods: After grouping 100 Vrindavani crossbred 
              cattle as mastitis positive and negative animals, they were 
              genotyped using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction 
              fragment length polymorphisms method. Gene and genotype 
              frequencies of different patterns were estimated by standard 
              procedure (POPGENE version 1.32, (University of Alberta, Canada) 
              and statistical analysis was carried out by logistic regression 
              methods using STATA 12 software (StataCorp LP, USA). 
              Results: The 588 bp fragment of MBL1 gene was amplified 
              using PCR. PCR product was digested with ApaI restriction 
              enzyme showed two distinct genotypes viz., GG (311 bp and 272 bp 
              fragments) and GA (588 bp, 311 bp and 277 bp fragments). The gene, 
              genotype frequencies, average heterozygosity, polymorphic 
              information content and χ2 values for the 
              locus rs109231409 was ascertained. 
              Conclusions: No significant association between SNP 
              “rs109231409” with mastitis tolerance was found. Although there is 
              a lack of association, further studies have to be undertaken in a 
              large population in order to validate the impact of rs109231409 
              (g.855G >A) on mastitis tolerance. 
              Keywords: mannose-binding lectins 1, mastitis, polymerase 
              chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms, single 
              nucleotide polymorphism. 
 
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