Sucrose malabsorption in Greenland.
In a population study on the western coast of Greenland the incidence of sucrose malabsorption was estimated by means of sucrose tolerance tests in 190 persons. Small-intestinal disaccharidase activity was estimated in 19 patients. Sucrose malabsorption was present in 10.5% of the cases studied-a surprisingly high figure and much higher than the incidence reported elsewhere in the world. This incidence is, however, lower than that of lactose malabsorption in Greenland Eskimos (54%). In contrast to lactose malabsorption, sucrose malabsorption is present from birth; this may have important clinical implications since chronic diarrhoea and malnutrition are fairly common during infancy in Greenland.
D000328:Adult; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002648:Child; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D006116:Greenland; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D007785:Lactose / Q000378:metabolism; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*
D013395:Sucrose; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D007785:Lactose