Molecular diagnosis of adult-type hypolactasia (lactase non-persistence)

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 535-540

  Jarvela I E ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LACTASE;

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 31544465509     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510500208316     Document Type: Review

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