Age modifies the genotype-phenotype relationship for the bitter receptor TAS2R38

BMC Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mennella, Julie A ^a   Pepino, M Yanina ^a   Duke, Fujiko F ^a   Reed, Danielle R ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROTEIN TAS2R38; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENETRANCE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; AGE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SEX FACTORS; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 77954071269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-60     Document Type: Article

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