TAS2R38

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Chromosome position Summary
Rs10246939 141319072141,319,072
Rs1726866 141319173141,319,173
Rs713598 141319813141,319,813


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: