Screening of variants for lactase persistence/non-persistence in populations from South Africa and Ghana

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lactase non-persistence is a condition where lactase activity is decreased in the intestinal wall after weaning. In European derived populations a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) C/T<sub>-13910 </sub>residing 13.9 kb...

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Main Authors: Dandara Collet, Holmberg Ville, Lahtela Elisa, Parker M Iqbal, Torniainen Suvi, Jarvela Irma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/31