RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145455126
T1 Disaccharidase Deficiency
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455126
RD 2024/04/24
AB Characteristics  of  primary  disaccharidase  deficiency  includePermanent  disaccharide  intoleranceAbsence  of  intestinal  injuryFrequent  positive  family  historyTransient  secondary  disaccharidase  deficiency  may  be  caused  by  mucosal  damage,  such  as  from  acute  viral  enteritisGenetic  lactase  deficiency  develops  inVirtually  all  Asians,  Alaskan  natives,  and  Native  Americans80%  of  Africans70%  of  African  Americans30–60%  of  white  AmericansCongenital  lactase  deficiency  is  extremely  rareSucrase-isomaltase  deficiencyInherited  in  an  autosomal  recessive  fashionMost  common  in  Greenland,  Iceland,  and  among  Alaskan  nativesCondition  is  rare  in  other  groups