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The T/G 13915 variant upstream of the lactase gene (LCT) is the founder allele of lactase persistence in an urban Saudi population.

Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2007

Imtiaz F, Savilahti E, Sarnesto A, Trabzuni D, Al-Kahtani K, Kagevi I, Rashed M S, Meyer B F, Järvelä I

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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of lactase persistence is high in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVE: To identify a DNA variant for the lactase persistence/non-persistence trait in adult Arabs in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: We sequenced DNA from 432 anonymous neonatal blood donors from five different regions of Saudi Arabia to cover the 400 bp region surrounding the previously identified lactase persistence/non-persistence variant...

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PMID: 17911653
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.051631
PMCID: PMC2597971

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