Abstract
In order to investigate the genetic control of the adult type of intestinal lactase deficiency, 61 families with 177 children over 6 years of age were investigated. The results strongly suggest that this deficiency is inherited as a simple Mendelian recessive trait.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Bayless T. M., Rosensweig N. S., Christopher N., Huang S. Milk intolerance and lactose tolerance tests. Gastroenterology. 1968 Mar;54(3):475–477. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Bolin T. D., McKern A., Davis A. E. The effect of diet on lactase activity in the rat. Gastroenterology. 1971 Mar;60(3):432–437. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Ferguson A., Maxwell J. D. Genetic aetiology of lactose intolerance. Lancet. 1967 Jul 22;2(7508):188–190. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(67)90009-8. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Flatz G., Saengudom C. Lactose tolerance in Asians: a family study. Nature. 1969 Nov 29;224(5222):915–916. doi: 10.1038/224915a0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Lisker R., López-Habib G., Daltabuit M., Rostenberg I., Arroyo P. Lactase deficiency in a rural area of Mexico. Am J Clin Nutr. 1974 Jul;27(7):756–759. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/27.7.756. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Morrison W. J., Christopher N. L., Bayless T. M., Dana E. A. Low lactase levels: evaluation of the radiologic diagnosis. Radiology. 1974 Jun;111(3):513–518. doi: 10.1148/111.3.513. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Sahi T., Isokoski M., Jussila J., Launiala K., Pyörälä K. Recessive inheritance of adult-type lactose malabsorption. Lancet. 1973 Oct 13;2(7833):823–826. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(73)90862-3. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]