Article
Association of sweet taste receptor gene polymorphisms with dental caries experience in school children.
Caries research - 1 Jan 2015
Haznedaroğlu Eda, Koldemir-Gündüz Meliha, Bakır-Coşkun Nur, Bozkuş Hasan M, Çağatay Penbe, Süsleyici-Duman Belgin, Menteş Ali
Abstract excerpt
Sweet taste is a powerful factor influencing food acceptance. The peripheral taste response to sugar is mediated by the TAS1R2/TAS1R3 taste receptors. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between TAS1R2 (rs35874116 or rs9701796) and/or TAS1R3 (rs307355) single nucleotide polymorphisms with dental caries experience in schoolchildren. A total of 184 schoolchildren aged between 7 and 12 years (101...
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