Polymorphisms in sweet taste genes (TAS1R2 and GLUT2), sweet liking, and dental caries prevalence in an adult Italian population

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Robino, Antonietta ^a   Bevilacqua, Lorenzo ^b   Pirastu, Nicola ^a,b   Situlin, Roberta ^b   Di Lenarda, Roberto ^b   Gasparini, Paolo ^a,b   Navarra, Chiara Ottavia ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dental caries prevalence; DMFT; Sugar intake; Sweet food liking; Sweet taste genes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; GUANINE; RECEPTOR; TAS1R2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAYED MISSING FILLED TEETH INDEX; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GLUT2 GENE; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SUGAR INTAKE; SWEETNESS; TAS1R2 GENE;

EID: 84939130457     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-015-0485-z     Document Type: Article

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