# Digestive system and related health

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/digestive-system-and-related-health-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 543,122 |
| Description | 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. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13199 |
| Works | 70,857 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Eric S. Lander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eric-s-lander/)
- [Rob Knight](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rob-knight/)
- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Walter C. Willett](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-c-willett/)
- [Richard Durbin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-durbin/)
- [Mark J. Daly](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-j-daly/)
- [Stacey Gabriel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stacey-gabriel/)
- [Peer Bork](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peer-bork/)
- [Bert Vogelstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bert-vogelstein/)
- [Shizuo Akira](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shizuo-akira/)
- [Cyrus Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cyrus-cooper/)
- [Jun Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jun-wang-11/)

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