why don’t they have a cure for lactose intolerance

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If I had a small intestine transplant for someone who produced lactase, would it cure it?
I know lactose intolerance isn’t deadly I’m just curious if it’s possible.

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Because lactose intolerance is the default in adults; nothing’s broken for them to cure. Lactase persistence is a mutation, so short of biologically modifying the DNA of everyone on earth, it’s not happening.

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