Genetic testing improves the diagnosis of adult type hypolactasia in the Mediterranean population of Sardinia

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1220-1225

  Schirru, E ^a   Corona, V ^a   Usai Satta, P ^b   Scarpa, M ^b   Oppia, F ^b   Loriga, F ^b   Cucca, F ^c   De Virgiliis, S ^a   Rossino, R ^a   Macis, Doloretta M ^a   Jores, R D ^a   Congia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTASE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; ITALY; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; INTESTINES; ITALY; LACTASE; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34948818690     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602638     Document Type: Article

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