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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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Series: | BMC Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/31 |