A novel polymorphism associated with lactose tolerance in Africa: Multiple causes for lactase persistence?

Human Genetics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 779-788

  Ingram, Catherine J E ^a   Elamin, Mohamed F ^a,c   Mulcare, Charlotte A ^a   Weale, Michael E ^a,b   Tarekegn, Ayele ^a   Raga, Tamiru Ojira ^d   Bekele, Endashaw ^d   Elamin, Farouk M ^c   Thomas, Mark G ^a   Bradman, Neil ^a   Swallow, Dallas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Elrazi College of Medical and Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; LACTASE; LACTOSE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIETARY INTAKE; ENHANCER REGION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTASE PERSISTENCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE; MIDDLE EAST; MILK; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUDAN;

ADULT; AFRICA; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; DNA PROBES; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTRONS; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MIDDLE EAST; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-1; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 33846343947     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0291-1     Document Type: Article

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