Variations in the bitterness perception-related genes TAS2R38 and CA6 modify the risk for colorectal cancer in Koreans.

doi:10.18632/oncotarget.15512

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Variations in the bitterness perception-related genes TAS2R38 and CA6 modify the risk for colorectal cancer in Koreans.

Oncotarget - 28 Mar 2017

Choi Jeong-Hwa, Lee Jeonghee, Oh Jae Hwan, Chang Hee Jin, Sohn Dae Kyung, Shin Aesun, Kim Jeongseon

Abstract excerpt

Bitterness perception is known to be an important factor in individuals' dietary behaviors and is also associated with the sensing of nutritious/noxious molecules for subsequent metabolic responses in multiple organs. Therefore, the genetic variation in bitterness sensing may be associated with d...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Asian People
Carbonic Anhydrases
Colorectal Neoplasms
Diet
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genotype
Humans
Korea
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Taste
Taste Receptors, Type 2

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PMID: 28423504
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15512
PMCID: PMC5400581

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