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SUBMITTER: Friedrich DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261958 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Friedrich Deise C DC de Andrade Fabiana M FM Fiegenbaum Marilu M de Almeida Silvana S Mattevi Vanessa S VS Callegari-Jacques Sidia M SM Hutz Mara H MH
Genetics and molecular biology 20141021 4
The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is defined as a pattern of metabolic disturbances, which include central obesity, insulin resistance and hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Milk has been promoted as a healthy beverage that can improve the management of MetS. Most human adults, however, down-regulate the production of intestinal lactase after weaning. Lactase encoded by the LCT gene is necessary for lactose digestion. The -13910C > T SNP (rs4988235) is responsible for the lactase persist ...[more]