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TAS2R38 (phenylthiocarbamide) haplotypes, coronary heart disease traits, and eating behavior in the British Women's Heart and Health Study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 May 2005
Timpson Nic J, Christensen Mikkel, Lawlor Debbie A, Gaunt Tom R, Day Ian N, Ebrahim Shah, Davey Smith George
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BACKGROUND: Variation in the perception of bitter tastes has been associated with eating behavior, body composition, and cardiovascular disease. Recent observations have implicated 2 common haplotypes of TAS2R38 in the determination of bitter compound-tasting ability. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of the study were to examine, in the British Women's Heart and Health Study cohort, any association between TAS2R38...
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