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ReviewClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2016

Clinical evaluation, biochemistry and genetic polymorphism analysis for the diagnosis of lactose intolerance in a population from northeastern Brazil.

Paulo Roberto Lins Ponte, Pedro Henrique Quintela Soares de Medeiros, Alexandre Havt, Joselany Afio Caetano, David A C Cid, Mara de Moura Gondim Prata, Alberto Melo Soares, Richard L Guerrant, Josyf Mychaleckyj, Aldo Ângelo Moreira Lima

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Review in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Paulo Roberto Lins PonteInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Pedro Henrique Quintela Soares de MedeirosInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Alexandre HavtInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Joselany Afio CaetanoInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
David A C CidInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Mara de Moura Gondim PrataInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Alberto Melo SoaresInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Richard L GuerrantInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Josyf MychaleckyjCenter for Global Health and Center for Public Health Genome, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, US.
Aldo Ângelo Moreira LimaInstituto de Biomedicina do Semi-Árido Brasileiro (IBISAB) & Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/, CE, Brazil.
Virginia Department of Health · US

Funding

RECOGNITION &EXPRESSION OF TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASESU01AI026512 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI GUERRANT, RICHARD L · 1994 to 2014
$8.5M
NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI026512NIAID NIH HHS UO1AI026512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis work aimed to evaluate and correlate symptoms, biochemical blood test results and single nucleotide polymorphisms for lactose intolerance diagnosis.

methodA cross-sectional study was conducted in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with a total of 119 patients, 54 of whom were lactose intolerant. Clinical evaluation and biochemical blood tests were conducted after lactose ingestion and blood samples were collected for genotyping evaluation. In particular, the single nucleotide polymorphisms C>T-13910 and G>A-22018 were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism/polymerase chain reaction and validated by DNA sequencing.

resultsLactose-intolerant patients presented with more symptoms of flatulence (81.4%), bloating (68.5%), borborygmus (59.3%) and diarrhea (46.3%) compared with non-lactose-intolerant patients (p<0.05). We observed a significant association between the presence of the alleles T-13910 and A-22018 and the lactose-tolerant phenotype (p<0.05). After evaluation of the biochemical blood test results for lactose, we found that the most effective cutoff for glucose levels obtained for lactose malabsorbers was <15 mg/dL, presenting an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve greater than 80.3%, with satisfactory values for sensitivity and specificity.

conclusionsThese data corroborate the association of these single nucleotide polymorphisms (C>T-13910 and G>A-22018) with lactose tolerance in this population and suggest clinical management for patients with lactose intolerance that considers single nucleotide polymorphism detection and a change in the biochemical blood test cutoff from <25 mg/dL to <15 mg/dL.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAdolescentAdultAgedAllelesArea Under CurveBlood GlucoseBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenotypeHumansLactoseLactose IntoleranceMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseLactose

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PMID26934237
PMCPMC4763107
OpenAlexW2277508907

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