Lactase non-persistence and milk consumption in Estonia

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 7329-7331

  Lember, Margus ^a   Torniainen, Suvi ^b   Kull, Mart ^a   Kallikorm, Riina ^a   Saadla, Peeter ^a   Rajasalu, Tarvo ^a   Komu, Hanna ^b   Järvelä, Irma ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Estonia; Lactase persistence; Milk

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; LACTASE; THREONINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33845497182     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7329     Document Type: Article

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