Samantha A Brooks

Summary

Affiliation: Cornell University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Whole-genome SNP association in the horse: identification of a deletion in myosin Va responsible for Lavender Foal Syndrome
    Samantha A Brooks
    Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
    PLoS Genet 6:e1000909. 2010
  2. ncbi RT-qPCR comparison of mast cell populations in whole blood from healthy horses and those with laminitis
    S A Brooks
    Department of Animal Science, 129 Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
    Anim Genet 41:16-22. 2010
  3. ncbi Four loci explain 83% of size variation in the horse
    Shokouh Makvandi-Nejad
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 7:e39929. 2012

Collaborators

  • Donald Miller
  • Shokouh Makvandi-Nejad
  • Jason G Mezey
  • Ariel I Loredo
  • Jeremy J Allen
  • Rebecca R Bellone
  • Nathan B Sutter
  • Esther Gu
  • Gabriel E Hoffman
  • Erin Chu
  • Alyssa M Chandler

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Whole-genome SNP association in the horse: identification of a deletion in myosin Va responsible for Lavender Foal Syndrome
    Samantha A Brooks
    Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
    PLoS Genet 6:e1000909. 2010
    ..The RFLP assay can be used to assist breeders in avoiding carrier-to-carrier matings and thus in preventing the birth of affected foals...
  2. ncbi RT-qPCR comparison of mast cell populations in whole blood from healthy horses and those with laminitis
    S A Brooks
    Department of Animal Science, 129 Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
    Anim Genet 41:16-22. 2010
    ..Additionally, MC activation is associated with inflammatory disease in several mammalian species and may prove a valuable therapeutic target in the horse...
  3. ncbi Four loci explain 83% of size variation in the horse
    Shokouh Makvandi-Nejad
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 7:e39929. 2012
    ..Our results in the horse, complemented by the prior work in cattle and dog, serve to pinpoint those very few genes that have played major roles in the rapid evolution of size during domestication...