Table 1.
Genetic studies of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals
| Author | Study design | Country | Breed(s) | Number of horses | Markers investigated | Observed outcome | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mousel et al.19 | Candidate gene | United States | Thoroughbred | N = 84 | Tf SNPs | Clinical pneumonia or control | Allelic association of Tf with disease |
| Horin et al.22 | Candidate gene | Czech Republic | Thoroughbred | N = 51 | SNPs, Microsatellites | Burden of R. equi in TBA fluid | Association of IL1RN and IL1β with burden of R. equi |
| Halbert et al.29 | Candidate gene | United States | Arabian and Thoroughbred | N = 103 | SLC11A1 SNPs | Clinical pneumonia or control | Variation in SLC11A1 associated with disease |
| Horin et al.30 | Candidate gene | Czech Republic | Thoroughbred | N = 51 | SNPs | Burden of R. equi in TBA fluid | Association of IL7R with burden of R. equi |
| McQueen et al.52 | GWAS | United States | Quarter Horse |
N = 72 N = 248 |
Genome‐wide SNPs | Clinical and Subclinical pneumonia, or control | Associated SNP in TRPM2 with disease |