TAS2R38, taste 2 receptor member 38, 5726

N. diseases: 149; N. variants: 5
Disease: Alexithymia ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0002020
Disease: Alexithymia
Alexithymia 		0.010 GeneticVariation phenotype BEFREE Our findings suggest that: 1) alexithymia, in addition to the TAS2R38 polymorphism, may play a role in responsiveness to the aversive and bitter taste of PROP; and 2) alexithymia, in combination with other personality traits, may provide important insights for better understanding food liking. 26805725 2016