Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora

BACKGROUND: The ability to digest lactose divides the world’s population into two phenotypes that may be risk variability markers for several diseases. Prebiotic effects likely favour lactose maldigesters who experience lactose spilling into their colon.

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Main Authors: Andrew Szilagyi, Ian Shrier, Debra Heilpern, Jung Sung Je, Sunghoon Park, George Chong, Catherine Lalonde, Louis-Francois Cote, Byong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/649312
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