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Lactase non-persistence and general patterns of dairy intake in indigenous and mestizo chilean populations.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Fernández Catalina I, Montalva Nicolás, Arias Macarena, Hevia Macarena, Moraga Mauricio L, Flores Sergio V
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OBJECTIVES: Lactase persistence (LP) is a genetic trait that has been studied among different countries and ethnic groups. In Latin America, the frequencies of this trait have been shown to vary according to the degree of admixture of the populations. The objective of this study is to better understand the relationship between this genetic trait and dairy intake in a multiethnic context through a synthesis of...
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