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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2007; 13(25): 3508-3512
Published online Jul 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i25.3508
Table 3 Distribution of disaccharidase activities in different lactase variant genotypes for various age groups of finnish population
GenotypeDisaccharidaseAge groups (yr)
TotalP
18-3940-5960-83
C/C-13910n20251156
Lactase7.05 ± 0.49 (6.17-7.55)6.84 ± 0.6 (5.6-8.08)6.54 ± 0.72 (4.94-8.15)6.86 ± 0.35 (6.17-7.55)0.74
Sucrase76.6 ± 5.9 (64.2-88.91)77.4 ± 6.24 (64.5-90.3)78.0 ± 7.72 (60.8-95.2)77.2 ± 3.74 (69.7-84.7)0.95
Maltase288.2 ± 23.7 (239-338)288 ± 20.8 (245-331)286.2 ± 23.6 (234-339)287.7 ± 13.2 (261-314)0.96
C/T-13910n32341783
Lactase34.7 ± 1.7 (31-38)39.7 ± 2.9 (34-46)39.8 ± 2.2 (35-45)37.8 ± 1.4 (35-41)0.18
Sucrase80.5 ± 4.3 (72-89)87.2 ± 7.3 (72-102)99.9 ± 8.1 (83-117)87.2 ± 3.8 (80-95)0.11
Maltase321 ± 16 (287-354)344 ± 27 (290-399)377 ± 21 (333-421)342 ± 13 (315-369)0.08
T/T-13910n32351683
Lactase54.2 ± 3.3 (47.5-60.9)62.0 ± 4.2 (53.5-70.5)54.9 ± 5.2 (43,8-66)57.6 ± 2.4 (52.8-62.4)0.42
Sucrase74.5 ± 4.6 (65.1-83,8)92.5 ± 8.8 (67.7-93.4)80.6 ± 6.03 (67.7-93.4)83.2 ± 4.3 (74.6-91.9)0.49
Maltase281 ± 17 (246-315)334 ± 29 (274-394)293 ± 18 (254-331)305 ± 15 (277-334)0.64