Adult-type hypolactasia and lactose malabsorption in Poland

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-588

  Madry, Edyta ^a   Lisowska, Aleksandra ^b   Kwiecień, Jarosław ^c   Marciniak, Ryszard ^a   Korzon Burakowska, Anna ^b,d   Drzymała Czyz, Sławomira ^b   Mojs, Ewa ^a   Walkowiak, Jarosław ^b,e  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Metabolism   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^e POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition; Hypolactasia; Lactose intolerance; Lactose malabsorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551579068     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2010_2448     Document Type: Article

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