Lactase
"Lactase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of LACTOSE to D-GALACTOSE and D-GLUCOSE. Defects in the enzyme cause LACTOSE INTOLERANCE.
| Descriptor ID |
D043322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.410.100.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lactase- Lactase
- Lactose Galactohydrolase
- Galactohydrolase, Lactose
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactase" by people in Profiles.
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Singh V, Singh M, Friesen CA. Colonic mucosal eosinophilia in children without inflammatory bowel disease. Hum Pathol. 2021 07; 113:34-38.
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Singh M, Singh V, Friesen CA. Colonic mucosal inflammatory cells in children and adolescents with lactase deficiency. Pathol Res Pract. 2020 Jun; 216(6):152971.