The -13914G>A variant upstream of the lactase gene (LCT) is associated with lactase persistence/non-persistence

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 354-357

  Khabarova, Yulia ^a   Torniainen, Suvi ^b   Savilahti, Erkki ^b   Isokoski, Mauri ^c   Mattila, Kari ^d   Jarvela, Irma ^b  

^a NORTHERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disaccharidase activity; Family study; Genotype; Hypolactasia; Lactose intolerance

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DISACCHARIDASE; LACTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH ULCER;

DISACCHARIDASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RUSSIA;

EID: 77956023065     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2010.491554     Document Type: Article

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