Genetics of lactase persistence - Fresh lessons in the history of milk drinking

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-269

  Hollox, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTASE; MILK PROTEIN;

DAIRYING; FOOD INTAKE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MILK; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRINKING; EUROPE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DRINKING; EUROPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 14944363627     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201297     Document Type: Note

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