Lactase persistence and bitter taste response: Instrumental variables and mendelian randomization in epidemiologic studies of dietary factors and cancer risk

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 576-581

  Sacerdote, Carlotta ^a   Guarrera, Simonetta ^b   Smith, George Davey ^c   Grioni, Sara ^d   Krogh, Vittorio ^d   Masala, Giovanna ^e   Mattiello, Amalia ^f   Palli, Domenico ^e   Panico, Salvatore ^f   Tumino, Rosario ^g   Veglia, Fabrizio ^b   Matullo, Giuseppe ^b   Vineis, Paolo ^b,h  

^a CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

^b ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g Ragusa Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Lactase; Neoplasms; Polymorphism, genetic; T2R taste receptors; Taste

Indexed keywords

LACTASE;

ALLELE; CANCER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH RISK; MILK; POLYMORPHISM; TASTE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; ICE CREAM; ITALY; MILK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGENY; RANDOMIZATION; TASTE BUD; VEGETABLE;

ALLELES; BRASSICA; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548019243     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm113     Document Type: Article

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