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[Evaluation of the genetic lactose intolerance test].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 29 Nov 2007
Reinton Nils, Buchmann Marie, Moghaddam Amir
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BACKGROUND: Lactose intolerance afflicts 5-10% of the population in western Europe, but is very common (up to 90%) in the southern hemisphere. Traditional analysis methods are based on lactose intake followed by determination of blood glucose concentration or exhaled H 2 and CH 4 . In many diagnostic laboratories, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis on C/T-13910 has been introduced as a replacement for...
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