Genetic Test for Diagnosis of Lactose Intolerance

A genetic test may replace the hydrogen breath testing for diagnosis of lactose intolerance in IBS subjects. Researchers in the Austria showed that a genetic test was 97% accurate in predicting lactose intolerance in IBS subject when it was compared with standard Hydrogen Breath Testing. Read the abstract. Clinica Chimica Acta

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