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ArticleGenetics and molecular biology

The association between adult-type hypolactasia and symptoms of functional dyspepsia.

André Castagna Wortmann, Daniel Simon, Luiz Edmundo Mazzoleni, Guilherme Becker Sander, Carlos Fernando de Magalhães Francesconi, Débora Dreher Nabinger, Camila Schultz Grott, Tássia Flores Rech, Felipe Mazzoleni, Vagner Ricardo Lunge and 3 more

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André Castagna WortmannPostgraduate Program in Sciences of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Daniel SimonHuman Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Luiz Edmundo MazzoleniPostgraduate Program in Sciences of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Guilherme Becker SanderDivision of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Carlos Fernando de Magalhães FrancesconiPostgraduate Program in Sciences of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Débora Dreher NabingerHuman Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Camila Schultz GrottHuman Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Tássia Flores RechHuman Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Felipe MazzoleniDivision of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Vagner Ricardo LungeMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Laura Renata de BonaDivision of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Tobias Cancian MilbradtDivision of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Themis Reverbel da SilveiraPostgraduate Program in Sciences of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

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Abstract

Functional dyspepsia and lactose intolerance (adult-type hypolactasia, ATH) are common conditions that may coexist or even be confounded. Their clinical presentation can be similar, however, lactose intolerance does not form part of the diagnostic investigation of functional dyspepsia. Studies on the association between functional dyspepsia and ATH are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate whether ATH is associated with symptoms of functional dyspepsia. Patients fulfilling the Rome III diagnostic criteria for functional dyspepsia underwent genetic testing for ATH. Dyspeptic symptoms were evaluated and scored according to a validated questionnaire. The diagnostic criteria for ATH was a CC genotype for the -13910C/T polymorphism, located upstream of the lactase gene. The mean scores for dyspeptic symptoms were compared between patients with ATH and those with lactase persistence. A total of 197 functional dyspeptic patients were included in the study. Mean age was 47.7 years and 82.7% patients were women. Eighty-eight patients (44.7%) had a diagnosis of ATH. Abdominal bloating scores were higher in ATH patients compared to the lactase persistent patients (P=0.014). The remaining dyspeptic symptom scores were not significantly different between the two groups. The study results demonstrate an association between ATH and bloating in patients with functional dyspepsia.

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PMCPMC5901505

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