Did malaria select for primary adult lactase deficiency?
Anderson
B
B
Division of Paediatrics, Arcispedale S Anna, Ferrara, Italy.
Vullo
C
C
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004326:Drinking; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D043322:Lactase; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000469:parasitology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000235:genetics*; D008892:Milk; D010641:Phenotype; D012257:Riboflavin Deficiency / Q000469:parasitology*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000172:deficiency*
D043322:Lactase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase