Bitter Taste Receptor Polymorphisms and Human Aging

Several studies have shown that genetic factors account for 25% of the variation in human life span. On the basis of published molecular, genetic and epidemiological data, we hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms of taste receptors, which modulate food preferences but are also expressed in a numbe...

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Main Authors: Campa, Daniele, De Rango, Francesco, Carrai, Maura, Crocco, Paolina, Montesanto, Alberto, Canzian, Federico, Rose, Giuseppina, Rizzato, Cosmeri, Passarino, Giuseppe, Barale, Roberto
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487725/