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Study on influence of age, gender and genetic variants on lactose intolerance and its impact on milk intake in adult Asian Indians.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Baadkar Shruti V, Mukherjee Manjari S, Lele Smita S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lactase non-persistence (LNP) has been associated with the CC genotype of -13910C > T and GG genotype of -22018G > A polymorphisms present upstream of the lactase gene. Lactose intolerance (LI) is caused when gastrointestinal symptoms develop in individuals with low lactase activity. OBJECTIVE: To analyse association of LNP genotype and LI symptoms with milk intake and determine whether factors such...
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