Genetic Variation in the TAS2R38 Bitter Taste Receptor and Smoking Behaviors.

PLoS One · 2016 · PMC5053502 · PMID 27711175

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We also noticed a possible trend toward a difference in the distribution of TAS2R38 AVI haplotype between smokers and non-smokers (55.3% and 49.9% respectively, P = 0.29), but again this result was not significant in this small sample.

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The frequency of the TAS2R38 PAV taster haplotype showed a trend toward being lower in smokers (38.4%) than in non-smokers (43.1%), although this was not statistically significant (P = 0.31).

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