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The lactase persistence genotype is associated with body mass index and dairy consumption in the D.E.S.I.R. study.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Sept 2013
Lamri Amel, Poli Antoine, Emery Nathalie, Bellili Naima, Velho Gilberto, Lantieri Olivier, Balkau Beverley, Marre Michel, Fumeron Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The T allele of a functional polymorphism (rs4988235: LCT-13910 C>T), close to the lactase gene, correlates with lactase persistence (LP) in adults. The LP genotype (TT+TC) has been associated with a higher BMI in European populations in cross-sectional studies. In the French D.E.S.I.R...
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