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Impaired trafficking and subcellular localization of a mutant lactase associated with congenital lactase deficiency.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2009
Behrendt Marc, Keiser Markus, Hoch Melanie, Naim Hassan Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Congenital lactase deficiency (CLD) is a cause of disaccharide intolerance and malabsorption characterized by watery diarrhea in infants fed breast milk or lactose-containing formulas. The molecular basis of CLD is unknown. Mutations in the coding region of the brush border enzyme lactase phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) were found to cause CLD in a study of 19 Finnish families. We analyzed the...
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