Taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide in Turkey

Bökesoy, I.; Togan, I.

Gene Geography a Computerized Bulletin on Human Gene Frequencies 1(2): 99-101

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0394-249X
PMID: 3154119
Document Number: 303209
The ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) has been investigated in a group of 366 Turkish medical students. The incidence of non-tasters was 7.78% (t gene frequency = .279) and 12.9% (t gene frequency = .359) for females and males respectively. The frequency of non-tasters for both sexes combined was 11.2% (t gene frequency = .335).

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