Article
Genetic variations in taste receptors are associated with chronic rhinosinusitis: a replication study.
International forum of allergy & rhinology - 1 Mar 2014
Mfuna Endam Leandra, Filali-Mouhim Abdelali, Boisvert Pierre, Boulet Louis-Philippe, Bossé Yohan, Desrosiers Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence implicates polymorphisms of the bitter taste receptor TAS2R38 as defining characteristics in respiratory innate defense that may contribute to the complex genetic and environmental interactions predisposing to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The purpose of this study was to (1) verify whether identified polymorphisms associated with respiratory infection in taste receptors replicate...
Topics
- Adult
- Canada
- Chronic Disease
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
