Adult Type Lactose Intolerance

Adult lactose intolerance due to reduced lactase activity. It is associated with a variation of the MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE COMPLEX COMPONENT 6 (MCM6) gene. OMIM: 223100

Also Known As:

Lactose Intolerance, Adult Type; Adult Lactase Deficiency; Disaccharide Intolerance III; Hypolactasia, Adult Type

Networked: 6 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Lactose Intolerance (Intolerance, Lactose)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Adult Type Lactose Intolerance:

1.	LactaseIBA 10/01/1988 - "Efficacy of addition of exogenous lactase to milk in adult lactase deficiency." 01/01/2023 - "Nevertheless, the contrast initial phenotype, lactase non-persistence or adult lactase deficiency, is still observed in large numbers of people worldwide. " 12/15/1988 - "beta-Galactosidase from Saccharomyces lactis has been purified to serve as a model for the kinetic behavior of human lactase in adult lactase deficiency. "
2.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)FDA Link 07/01/1993 - "Adult lactase deficiency may result either from diminished synthesis of precursor lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (phenotype I deficiency) or from altered posttranslational processing of the precursor protein (phenotype II). "
3.	Lactase-Phlorizin HydrolaseIBA 07/01/1993 - "Immunocytochemical heterogeneity of lactase-phlorizin hydrolase in adult lactase deficiency." 07/01/1993 - "Adult lactase deficiency may result either from diminished synthesis of precursor lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (phenotype I deficiency) or from altered posttranslational processing of the precursor protein (phenotype II). "
4.	EnzymesIBA 01/01/2023 - "Primary adult lactase deficiency (adult type hypolactasia) is the most common type of primary enzyme deficiency. "
5.	beta-Galactosidase (Lactaid)IBA 12/15/1988 - "beta-Galactosidase from Saccharomyces lactis has been purified to serve as a model for the kinetic behavior of human lactase in adult lactase deficiency. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Enzyme Replacement Therapy 11/01/1984 - "Enzyme replacement therapy for primary adult lactase deficiency. "