 Lactase
"Lactase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of LACTOSE to D-GALACTOSE and D-GLUCOSE. Defects in the enzyme cause LACTOSE INTOLERANCE.
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D043322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.410.100.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lactase- Lactase
- Lactose Galactohydrolase
- Galactohydrolase, Lactose
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| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactase" by people in Profiles.
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Szilagyi A. Adult lactose digestion status and effects on disease. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Apr; 29(3):149-56.
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Szilagyi A, Leighton H, Burstein B, Shrier I. Significant positive correlation between sunshine and lactase nonpersistence in Europe may implicate both in similarly altering risks for some diseases. Nutr Cancer. 2011; 63(7):991-9.
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Szilagyi A, Shrier I, Heilpern D, Je J, Park S, Chong G, Lalonde C, Cote LF, Lee B. Differential impact of lactose/lactase phenotype on colonic microflora. Can J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jun; 24(6):373-9.
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Szilagyi A. Determinants of geographic patterns of diseases: interaction of lactose/lactase status and sunshine exposure. Med Hypotheses. 2010 Nov; 75(5):466-70.
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Szilagyi A, Shrier I, Chong G, Je JS, Park S, Heilpern D, Lalonde C, Cote LF, Lee B. Lack of effect of lactose digestion status on baseline fecal micoflora. Can J Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov; 23(11):753-9.
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Shrier I, Szilagyi A, Correa JA. Impact of lactose containing foods and the genetics of lactase on diseases: an analytical review of population data. Nutr Cancer. 2008; 60(3):292-300.
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Szilagyi A, Malolepszy P, Hamard E, Xue X, Hilzenrat N, Ponniah M, MacNamara E, Chong G. Comparison of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for lactase genetic polymorphism with standard indirect tests for lactose maldigestion. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Feb; 5(2):192-6.
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Szilagyi A, Nathwani U, Vinokuroff C, Correa JA, Shrier I. Evaluation of relationships among national colorectal cancer mortality rates, genetic lactase non-persistence status, and per capita yearly milk and milk product consumption. Nutr Cancer. 2006; 55(2):151-6.
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Szilagyi A, Nathwani U, Vinokuroff C, Correa JA, Shrier I. The effect of lactose maldigestion on the relationship between dairy food intake and colorectal cancer: a systematic review. Nutr Cancer. 2006; 55(2):141-50.
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Szilagyi A, Malolepszy P, Yesovitch S, Nathwani U, Vinokuroff C, Cohen A, Xue X. Inverse dose effect of pretest dietary lactose intake on breath hydrogen results and symptoms in lactase nonpersistent subjects. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Nov; 50(11):2178-82.
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