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Association of the bitter taste genes TAS2R38 and CA6 and breast cancer risk; a case-control study of Polish women in Poland and Polish immigrants in USA.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Łukasiewicz-Śmietańska Dorota, Godlewski Dariusz, Nowakowska Elżbieta, Szpak Andrzej, Chabros Elżbieta, Juszczyk Grzegorz, Charzewska Jadwiga, Rybaczyk-Pathak Dorothy
Abstract excerpt
It is known that the perception of bitterness is mediated by type 2 bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs). However, recent reports have suggested that the carbonic anhydrase 6 (CA6) gene may also influence bitterness sensing. Genetic variants in these genes could influence dietary intake of brassica vegetables, whose increased consumption has been observed in the literature, though inconsistently, to decrease breast...
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