Transcriptional downregulation of the lactose (LCT) gene during childhood [3]

Gut

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1660-1661

  Rasinpera H ^a   Kuokkanen, M ^a,b   Kolho, K L ^a   Lindahl, H ^a   Enattah, N S ^a,b   Savilahti, E ^a   Orpana, A ^a,c   Jarvela I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTASE; LACTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOATING; DIARRHEA; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTASE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 27444438639     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2005.077404     Document Type: Letter

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