Congenital lactase deficiency

E4_LACTOCON

lactose intolerance: Inability to fully digest and absorb lactose due to limited or no lactase activity in the small intestine. Congenital intolerance is inherited following an autosomal recessive pattern but is rare. It is more often due to a gradual decline of lactase production in adulthood following the ingestion of fewer lactose-containing foods or secondary to an intestinal mucosal brush-border injury. Prevalence is highest among Asians, Native Americans and Africans. Clinical signs include abdominal cramping, bloating, flatulence and diarrhea following the dietary intake of lactose.

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Endpoint definition

Endpoint definition steps

FinnGen

Phenotype data

429209

1. Apply sex-specific rule

None

429209

2. Check conditions

None

429209

3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filters

Registry filters:

  • Hospital discharge: ICD-10 E73.0
  • Cause of death: ICD-10 E73.0

2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules.

68

4. Check minimum number of events

None

68

5. Include endpoints

None

68

6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only)

61

Control definitions (FinnGen only)

Control exclude E4_METABOLIA

Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 4
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2
Parent code in ICD-10 E73
Name in latin Deficientia lactasae congenita

Case counts by codes

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Summary Statistics

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Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals
Whole population 1143 650 487
Only index persons 1029 596 433
Unadjusted period prevalence (%)
Whole population 0.02 0.02 0.01
Only index persons 0.02 0.02 0.02
Median age at first event (years)
Whole population 15.54 18.37 11.55
Only index persons 15.74 18.53 11.90

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Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 61 45 16
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) 0.02 0.02 0.01
Median age at first event (years) 43.10 40.49 50.45

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Age distribution of first events

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Age distribution of first events

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Year distribution of first events

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Year distribution of first events

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Cumulative Incidence Function

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Cumulative Incidence Function

Mortality – FinRegistry

Relationships between endpoints

Index endpoint: E4_LACTOCON – Congenital lactase deficiency

GWS hits: 1

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