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Lactose intolerance: diagnosis, genetic, and clinical factors

Rejane MattarDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]

Daniel Ferraz de Campos MazoDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

Flair José CarrilhoDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

Pages 113-121 | Published online: 05 Jul 2012

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Table 1 Frequencies of the European variant LCT-13910C>T in countries within the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania

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Figure 1 Tendency of lactase-persistence polymorphic variants in the world, based on the reports presented in , , and .

Notes: In places where there was more than one variant, the most frequent variant was considered.

LCT-13910C>T;

LCT-22018G>A/-13910CC;

LCT-13915T>G;

LCT-14010G>C;

LCT-13907C>G.

Figure 1 Tendency of lactase-persistence polymorphic variants in the world, based on the reports presented in Tables 1, 2, and 3.

Table 2 Frequencies of the lactase persistence allele (LCT-13910C>T) reported in African countries

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Table 3 Frequencies of other lactase persistence alleles in the MCM6 gene

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Lactose intolerance: diagnosis, genetic, and clinical factors

Table 1 Frequencies of the European variant LCT-13910C>T in countries within the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania

Table 2 Frequencies of the lactase persistence allele (LCT-13910C>T) reported in African countries

Table 3 Frequencies of other lactase persistence alleles in the MCM6 gene

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Table 1 Frequencies of the European variant LCT-13910C>T in countries within the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania

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Table 3 Frequencies of other lactase persistence alleles in the MCM6 gene

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