The T/G 13915 variant upstream of the lactase gene (LCT) is the founder allele of lactase persistence in an urban Saudi population.

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Published in J Med Genet on October 01, 2007

Authors

F Imtiaz1, E Savilahti, A Sarnesto, D Trabzuni, K Al-Kahtani, I Kagevi, M S Rashed, B F Meyer, I Järvelä

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1: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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