Article
Lack of Association between LCT_rs140433552*CA>del Indel Polymorphism and Lactose Intolerance in a Southern Brazilian Population.
Lifestyle genomics - 1 Jan 2020
Oliveira Luana Caroline, Dias Barros Andrey Lucas, Boldt Angelica Beate Winter, Adelman Cipolla Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Polymorphisms in the enhancer of the lactase gene (LCT) are strongly associated with lactase persistence, but not always predictive of the phenotype. We investigated a possible association between the regulatory rs140433552*CA>del variant of LCT and lactose intolerance (LI). METHODS: We genotyped 122 individuals for rs140433552 and rs4988235 (-13910*C>T). RESULTS: Associations of...
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