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Thiourea tasting(THIOT)

MedGen UID:
358312
•Concept ID:
C1868397
•
Finding
Synonym: THIOT
 
Gene (location): TAS2R38 (7q34)
 
OMIM®: 171200

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Predominant Qualities Evoked by Quinine, Sucrose, and Capsaicin Associate With PROP Bitterness, but not TAS2R38 Genotype.
Nolden AA, McGeary JE, Hayes JE
Chem Senses 2020 May 29;45(5):383-390. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjaa028. PMID: 32382729Free PMC Article
Multiplex minisequencing screening for PTC genotype associated with bitter taste perception.
Sagong B, Bae JW, Rhyu MR, Kim UK, Ye MK
Mol Biol Rep 2014 Mar;41(3):1563-7. Epub 2014 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s11033-013-3002-8. PMID: 24413990
TAS2R38 genotypes and phenylthiocarbamide bitter taste perception in a population of young adults.
Khataan NH, Stewart L, Brenner DM, Cornelis MC, El-Sohemy A
J Nutrigenet Nutrigenomics 2009;2(4-5):251-6. Epub 2010 May 19 doi: 10.1159/000297217. PMID: 20484932

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genetic variation in taste perception: does it have a role in healthy eating?
Feeney E, O'Brien S, Scannell A, Markey A, Gibney ER
Proc Nutr Soc 2011 Feb;70(1):135-43. Epub 2010 Nov 22 doi: 10.1017/S0029665110003976. PMID: 21092367
Positional cloning of the human quantitative trait locus underlying taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide.
Kim UK, Jorgenson E, Coon H, Leppert M, Risch N, Drayna D
Science 2003 Feb 21;299(5610):1221-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1080190. PMID: 12595690
The influence of genetic taste markers on food acceptance.
Drewnowski A, Rock CL
Am J Clin Nutr 1995 Sep;62(3):506-11. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/62.3.506. PMID: 7661111
Genetic markers and alcoholism.
Swinson RP
Recent Dev Alcohol 1983;1:9-24. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4613-3617-4_2. PMID: 6390562
Genetic associations of glaucoma.
Br J Ophthalmol 1980 Apr;64(4):225-6. doi: 10.1136/bjo.64.4.225. PMID: 7387957Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Impact of bitter taste receptor phenotype upon clinical presentation in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Rowan NR, Soler ZM, Othieno F, Storck KA, Smith TL, Schlosser RJ
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2018 Sep;8(9):1013-1020. Epub 2018 Jul 4 doi: 10.1002/alr.22138. PMID: 29972727Free PMC Article
Human taste genetics.
Drayna D
Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2005;6:217-35. doi: 10.1146/annurev.genom.6.080604.162340. PMID: 16124860
Positional cloning of the human quantitative trait locus underlying taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide.
Kim UK, Jorgenson E, Coon H, Leppert M, Risch N, Drayna D
Science 2003 Feb 21;299(5610):1221-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1080190. PMID: 12595690
The influence of genetic taste markers on food acceptance.
Drewnowski A, Rock CL
Am J Clin Nutr 1995 Sep;62(3):506-11. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/62.3.506. PMID: 7661111
Genetic markers and alcoholism.
Swinson RP
Recent Dev Alcohol 1983;1:9-24. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4613-3617-4_2. PMID: 6390562

Therapy

Medical histories.
Dance A
Nature 2016 Sep 8;537(7619):S52-3. doi: 10.1038/537S52a. PMID: 27602739
Variation in the Ability to Taste Bitter Thiourea Compounds: Implications for Food Acceptance, Dietary Intake, and Obesity Risk in Children.
Keller KL, Adise S
Annu Rev Nutr 2016 Jul 17;36:157-82. Epub 2016 Apr 6 doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071715-050916. PMID: 27070900
Taste genetics and gastrointestinal symptoms experienced in chronic kidney disease.
Manley KJ
Eur J Clin Nutr 2015 Jul;69(7):781-5. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.80. PMID: 26014268
Polyphenols: factors influencing their sensory properties and their effects on food and beverage preferences.
Lesschaeve I, Noble AC
Am J Clin Nutr 2005 Jan;81(1 Suppl):330S-335S. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/81.1.330S. PMID: 15640499
Krukenberg's spindles.
Wilensky JT, Buerk KM, Podos SM
Am J Ophthalmol 1975 Feb;79(2):220-5. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(75)90075-6. PMID: 46720

Prognosis

Using the Integrated Genome Viewer to reveal amplicon-derived polymorphism enriched at the phenylthiocarbamide locus in the teaching lab.
Brenner ED, Scheid PE, DeGrazia J, Geltzeiler AR, Katari MS
Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2021 May;49(3):361-371. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1002/bmb.21479. PMID: 33426769
Sex differences in the effects of inherited bitter thiourea sensitivity on body weight in 4-6-year-old children.
Keller KL, Reid A, MacDougall MC, Cassano H, Song JL, Deng L, Lanzano P, Chung WK, Kissileff HR
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010 Jun;18(6):1194-200. Epub 2009 Sep 24 doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.306. PMID: 19779476Free PMC Article
Genetic variation in taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil and its relationship to taste perception and food selection.
Tepper BJ, White EA, Koelliker Y, Lanzara C, d'Adamo P, Gasparini P
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009 Jul;1170:126-39. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03916.x. PMID: 19686122
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) tasting and reported depression.
Whittemore PB
J Clin Psychol 1986 Mar;42(2):260-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198603)42:2<260::aid-jclp2270420206>3.0.co;2-t. PMID: 3457023
Krukenberg's spindles.
Wilensky JT, Buerk KM, Podos SM
Am J Ophthalmol 1975 Feb;79(2):220-5. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(75)90075-6. PMID: 46720

Clinical prediction guides

Impact of bitter taste receptor phenotype upon clinical presentation in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Rowan NR, Soler ZM, Othieno F, Storck KA, Smith TL, Schlosser RJ
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2018 Sep;8(9):1013-1020. Epub 2018 Jul 4 doi: 10.1002/alr.22138. PMID: 29972727Free PMC Article
3D structure prediction of TAS2R38 bitter receptors bound to agonists phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP).
Tan J, Abrol R, Trzaskowski B, Goddard WA 3rd
J Chem Inf Model 2012 Jul 23;52(7):1875-85. Epub 2012 Jul 13 doi: 10.1021/ci300133a. PMID: 22656649
Sex differences in the effects of inherited bitter thiourea sensitivity on body weight in 4-6-year-old children.
Keller KL, Reid A, MacDougall MC, Cassano H, Song JL, Deng L, Lanzano P, Chung WK, Kissileff HR
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010 Jun;18(6):1194-200. Epub 2009 Sep 24 doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.306. PMID: 19779476Free PMC Article
Genetic variation in taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil and its relationship to taste perception and food selection.
Tepper BJ, White EA, Koelliker Y, Lanzara C, d'Adamo P, Gasparini P
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009 Jul;1170:126-39. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03916.x. PMID: 19686122
Krukenberg's spindles.
Wilensky JT, Buerk KM, Podos SM
Am J Ophthalmol 1975 Feb;79(2):220-5. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(75)90075-6. PMID: 46720

Recent systematic reviews

Gustatory dysfunction is related to Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kwak IY, Kim KS, Min HJ
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 Oct;13(10):1949-1957. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1002/alr.23158. PMID: 36934313

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