Lack of Effect of Lactose Digestion Status on Baseline Fecal Microflora

BACKGROUND: The genetics of intestinal lactase divide the world’s population into two phenotypes: the ability (a dominant trait) or inability (a recessive trait) to digest lactose. A prebiotic effect of lactose may impact the colonic flora of these phenotypes differently.

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Main Authors: Andrew Szilagyi, Ian Shrier, George Chong, Jung Sung Je, Sunghoon Park, Debra Heilpern, Catherine Lalonde, Louis-Francois Cote, Byong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/693794
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