Lactose (milk sugar) intolerance is a fairly common condition where consuming milk and its products causes discomfort and digestive symptoms.
The cause of lactose intolerance is a deficiency of the enzyme that breaks it down – lactase, which is most often genetic.
The genetic test for lactose intolerance examines the DNA sequence involved in the synthesis of the enzyme (lactase) and identifies mutation variants.
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The basic genetic test for lactose intolerance examines DNA LCT C-13907G Sequence. Detection of a mutational variant confirms the diagnostics of genetic lactose intolerance:
