TAS2R38
From SNPedia
is a | gene |
is | mentioned by |
Full name | taste receptor, type 2, member 38 |
EntrezGene | 5726 |
PheGenI | 5726 |
VariationViewer | 5726 |
ClinVar | TAS2R38 |
GeneCards | TAS2R38 |
dbSNP | 5726 |
Diseases | TAS2R38 |
SADR | 5726 |
HugeNav | 5726 |
wikipedia | TAS2R38 |
TAS2R38 | |
gopubmed | TAS2R38 |
EVS | TAS2R38 |
HEFalMp | TAS2R38 |
MyGene2 | TAS2R38 |
23andMe | TAS2R38 |
UniProt | P59533 |
Ensembl | ENSG00000257138 |
OMIM | 607751 |
# SNPs | 3 |
Max Magnitude | Chromosome position | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|
rs10246939 | 1.1 | 141,972,804 | |
rs1726866 | 1.1 | 141,972,905 | |
rs713598 | 1.1 | 141,973,545 |
Polymorphisms in the TAS2R38 gene form the basis for the ability to taste bitterness in certain foods. The three SNPs in the gene that have been identified [PMID 12595690] as indicative of the main haplotypes, at least in Caucasian populations, are:
http://varigenome.blogspot.com/2012/04/potw-bitter-taste-perception-follow-up.html