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Lactose Intolerance

Known as: Hypolactasia, Malabsorption, Lactose, cow's milk enteropathy 
Inability to fully digest and absorb lactose due to limited or no lactase activity in the small intestine. Congenital intolerance is inherited… 
National Institutes of Health

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Food AllergyGastrointestinal systemIn BloodIntestines

Broader (3)

Gastrointestinal DiseasesIntestinal Disaccharidase Deficiency and Disaccharide MalabsorptionNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Narrower (1)

Lactase Deficiency, Congenital

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1987
1987
Is adult-type hypolactasia in the intestine of mammals related to changes in the intracellular processing of lactase?
1984
1984
Gene-dosage effect on intestinal lactase activity demonstrated in vivo.
The activities of the disaccharidases lactase, maltase, and sucrase were determined in upper jejunal biopsies of 65 healthy adult… 
1980
1980
Nutritional consequences of low dose milk supplements consumed by lactose-malabsorbing children.
The nutritional consequences of supplementary milk consumption by lactose-malabsorbing children were determined by nutrient… 
1978
1978
Respiratory hydrogen excretion as a parameter for lactose malabsorption in children.
Respiratory hydrogen excretion was measured during tolerance tests with lactose, glucose plus galactose, and skim milk in 52… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Lactase deficiency--a comparative study of diagnostic methods.
The diagnostic value of 1-14C-lactose breath test was compared with the standard lactose tolerance test and lactase assay in… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Relationship of lactose intolerance to milk intolerance in young children.
The prevalence of lactose intolerance as revealed by the standard lactose tolerance test was compared with the occurrence of… 
1976
1976
Determination of lactose malabsorption by breath analysis with gas chromatography.
1975
1975
Intolerance of eight ounces of milk in healthy lactose-intolerant teen-agers.
The ability of lactose-intolerant individuals to tolerate 8 ounces of milk was determined in healthy teen-agers. Thirty-two… 
1972
1972
Lactose intolerance in Peruvian children: effect of age and early nutrition.
Low levels of intestinal lactase activity art: at the time of the study. The oldest was discharged found in many otherwise… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Acquired lactose malabsorption in Thai children.
One hundred seventy-two normal Thai infants and children were studied to determine the prevalence of lactose malabsorption and…