TAS2R38 bitter taste perception in the Koṅkaṇī Sārasvata Brahmin population.

doi:10.1007/s13258-023-01409-2

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TAS2R38 bitter taste perception in the Koṅkaṇī Sārasvata Brahmin population.

Genes & genomics - 1 Nov 2023

Sequeira Jaison Jeevan, Nizamuddin Sheikh, van Driem George, Mustak Mohammed S

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BACKGROUND: The TAS2R38 gene carries markers for phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) sensitivity. Various studies have investigated the genotype-phenotype association pattern for bitter tasting ability and other factors in different populations. However, a paucity of such information for endogamous Indian...

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Humans
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Taste Perception
Taste Receptors, Type 2
Male
Female
India
Haplotypes
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Taste
Adult
Genotype
Phenylthiourea
Alleles
Gene Frequency

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