An Upstream Polymorphism Associated with Lactase Persistence has Increased Enhancer Activity

Gastroenterology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1686-1694

  Troelsen, Jesper T ^a   Olsen, Jørgen ^a   Møller, Jette ^a   Sjöström, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GLYCOSYLCERAMIDASE; GUANINE; INTESTINE ENZYME; LACTASE; LUCIFERASE; NUCLEAR FACTOR; THYMINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345059399     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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