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Clinical Utility of LCT Genotyping in Children with Suspected Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder.
Nutrients - 1 Oct 2020
Couce María L, Sánchez-Pintos Paula, González-Vioque Emiliano, Leis Rosaura
Abstract excerpt
Genetic testing is a good predictor of lactase persistence (LP) in specific populations but its clinical utility in children is less clear. We assessed the role of lactose malabsorption in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in children and the correlation between the lactase non-persistence (LNP) genotype and phenotype, based on exhaled hydrogen and gastrointestinal symptoms, during a hydrogen breath...
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