Variation in the Bitter‐taste Receptor Gene <i>TAS2R38</i>, and Adiposity in a Genetically Isolated Population in Southern Italy

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Beverly J. Tepper · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Yvonne Koelliker · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Liqiang Zhao · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Natalia V. Ullrich · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Carmela Lanzara · University of Trieste

Pio D’Adamo · IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo

Antonella Ferrara

Abstract

These data support previous findings of a relation between the nontaster phenotype and higher BMI in females that is modified by dietary restraint. Assessment of PROP phenotypes might provide unique information about adiposity that is not captured by haplotype analysis alone.

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Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

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Published in: Obesity

Volume 16, Issue 10, pp. 2289-2295

DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.357

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Variation in the Bitter‐taste Receptor Gene <i>TAS2R38</i>, and Adiposity in a Genetically Isolated Population in Southern Italy

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