Coding single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotype diversity of human bitter taste receptor genes in the Korean population

Genes and Genomics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-577

  Kim, Un Kyung ^a   Lee, Hye Jin ^a   Cho, Hyun Ju ^a   Ye, Mi Kyung ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bitter; cSNP; Haplotype; Taste; Taste receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549103096     PISSN: 19769571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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