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SUBMITTER: Fischer ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322864 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fischer Mary E ME Cruickshanks Karen J KJ Pankow James S JS Pankratz Nathan N Schubert Carla R CR Huang Guan-Hua GH Klein Barbara E K BE Klein Ronald R Pinto Alex A
Journal of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics 20140101 3
<h4>Background/aims</h4>The influence of TAS2R38 haplotype on the relationship between the perceived intensity of propylthiouracil (PROP) and the basic tastes of salt, sweet, sour, and bitter (quinine) was evaluated in the Beaver Dam Offspring Study.<h4>Methods</h4>Genotyping was performed on 1,670 participants aged ≥45 years (mean age = 54.4; range = 45-84), and suprathreshold taste intensity was measured using filter paper disks and a general labeled magnitude scale (0-100).<h4>Results</h4>Amo ...[more]