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Lactase non-persistent genotype distribution in Italy.
Minerva gastroenterologica e dietologica - 1 Sept 2017
Zadro Cristina, Dipresa Savina, Zorzetti Giovanni, Pediroda Annalisa, Menegoni Francesco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adult-type hypolactasia is a frequent condition of lactose malabsorption; in Europe the distribution of adult-type hypolactasia have been shown to display a North-South gradient. Genotyping for LCT-13910 C>T polymorphism has been proposed as a useful diagnostic marker of adult-type hypolactasia. Data concerning lactase non-persistent genotype distribution in Italy are confused and not well...
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