Digestive system and related health

This cluster of papers explores the genetic adaptation of lactase persistence in humans, focusing on the role of CDX2 expression, intestinal differentiation, and its implications for milk consumption, lactose intolerance, evolutionary genetics, and associated health conditions such as colon cancer, gastric metaplasia, and bone health.

Journals publishing in this area

1

Gastroenterology

ISSN 0016-50854,144 articles in this topic

582h-index

0.70Impact

153.9KArticles

2.9MCitations

2

Journal of Dairy Science

ISSN 0022-0302959 articles in this topic

321h-index

3.20Impact

42.5KArticles

1.5MCitations

3

Gut

Gut

ISSN 0017-5749772 articles in this topic

448h-index

8.58Impact

24.8KArticles

1.5MCitations

4

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

ISSN 0163-2116545 articles in this topic

203h-index

1.49Impact

23.9KArticles

614.3KCitations

5

American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

ISSN 0193-1857375 articles in this topic

226h-index

2.31Impact

11.2KArticles

543.4KCitations