Association of the European lactase persistence variant (LCT-13910 C>T polymorphism) with obesity in the Canary Islands.

BACKGROUND: European lactose tolerance genotype (LCT -13910 C>T, rs4988234) has been positively associated to body mass indexes (BMI) in a meta-analysis of 31,720 individuals of northern and central European descent. A strong association of lactase persistence (LP) with BMI and obesity has also b...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Almon, Eva Elisa Álvarez-León, Lluís Serra-Majem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3427248?pdf=render