Cystic fibrosis and lactase persistence: A possible correlation

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-259

  Modiano, Guido ^a   Ciminelli, Bianca M ^a   Pignatti, Pier F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE CHANNEL; LACTASE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CHOLERA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIARRHEA; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MILK; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; HUMANS; HYBRID VIGOR; LACTASE;

EID: 33847216233     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201749     Document Type: Note

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