Four novel mutations in the lactase gene (LCT) underlying congenital lactase deficiency (CLD)

BMC Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Torniainen, Suvi ^a   Freddara, Roberta ^b   Routi, Taina ^c   Gijsbers, Carolien ^d   Catassi, Carlo ^e   Höglund, Pia ^f   Savilahti, Erkki ^g   Järvelä, Irma ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Neonatal Intensive Care Division   (Italy)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ETHNOLOGY; FINLAND; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MUTATION; NEWBORN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MUTATION; TURKEY;

EID: 72949119022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471230X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230X-9-8     Document Type: Article

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