Sucrose Malabsorption in Greenland
In a population study on the western coast of Greenland the incidence of sucrose malabsorption was estimated by means of sucrose tolerance tests in 190 persons. Small-intestinal disaccharidase activity was estimated in 19 patients. Sucrose malabsorption was present in 10·5% of the cases studied—a su...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1789071 2023-05-15T16:07:15+02:00 Sucrose Malabsorption in Greenland McNair, A. Gudmand-Høyer, E. Jarnum, S. Orrild, Lis 1972-04-01 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1789071 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5015965 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1789071 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5015965 Papers and Originals Text 1972 ftpubmed 2013-08-31T17:12:12Z In a population study on the western coast of Greenland the incidence of sucrose malabsorption was estimated by means of sucrose tolerance tests in 190 persons. Small-intestinal disaccharidase activity was estimated in 19 patients. Sucrose malabsorption was present in 10·5% of the cases studied—a surprisingly high figure and much higher than the incidence reported elsewhere in the world. This incidence is, however, lower than that of lactose malabsorption in Greenland Eskimos (54%). In contrast to lactose malabsorption, sucrose malabsorption is present from birth; this may have important clinical implications since chronic diarrhoea and malnutrition are fairly common during infancy in Greenland. Text eskimo* Greenland PubMed Central (PMC) Greenland |
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In a population study on the western coast of Greenland the incidence of sucrose malabsorption was estimated by means of sucrose tolerance tests in 190 persons. Small-intestinal disaccharidase activity was estimated in 19 patients. Sucrose malabsorption was present in 10·5% of the cases studied—a surprisingly high figure and much higher than the incidence reported elsewhere in the world. This incidence is, however, lower than that of lactose malabsorption in Greenland Eskimos (54%). In contrast to lactose malabsorption, sucrose malabsorption is present from birth; this may have important clinical implications since chronic diarrhoea and malnutrition are fairly common during infancy in Greenland. |
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Sucrose Malabsorption in Greenland |
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Sucrose Malabsorption in Greenland |
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Sucrose Malabsorption in Greenland |
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Sucrose Malabsorption in Greenland |
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