Decline of lactase activity and C/T-13910 variant in sardinian childhood

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-506

  Schirru, Enrico ^a   Corona, Valeria ^a   Usai Satta, Paolo ^b   Scarpa, Maria ^b   Cucca, Francesco ^c   De Virgiliis, Stefano ^a   Rossino, Rossano ^a   Frau, Fulvia ^a   Macis, Maria Doloretta ^a   Jores, Rita Désirée ^a   Congia, Mauro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d Osp Regionale per le Microcitemie   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen test; C T 13910; Genetic test; Lactose malabsorption

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LACTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; ITALY; LACTASE; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LACTULOSE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 37349104918     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31805b5899     Document Type: Article

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