Article
Self-reported Smoking Status, TAS2R38 Variants, and Propylthiouracil Phenotype: An Exploratory Crowdsourced Cohort Study.
Chemical senses - 22 Sept 2018
Baker Allison N, Miranda Anjelica M, Garneau Nicole L, Hayes John E
Abstract excerpt
TAS2R38 gene variants, which confer sensitivity to specific bitter tastants (e.g., 6-n-propylthiouracil), have been repeatedly associated with lower alcohol use via greater bitterness perception, but research exploring TAS2R38 variation in relation to smoking shows mixed results. In both, the wor...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cohort Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Crowdsourcing
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Propylthiouracil
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Self Report
- Smoking
- Young Adult