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Concordance of genetic and breath tests for lactose intolerance in a tertiary referral centre.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Jun 2008
Krawczyk Marcin, Wolska Malgorzata, Schwartz Stephanie, Gruenhage Frank, Terjung Birgit, Portincasa Piero, Sauerbruch Tilman, Lammert Frank
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Lactase non-persistence causes gastrointestinal symptoms after milk ingestion. Hydrogen breath test (BTH) and genotyping of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) C >T 13,910 base pairs upstream of the lactase gene represent potential methods for diagnosis of this autosomal-recessive trait. The aim of the study was to compare the results of both tests in detecting lactose non-persistence in a...
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