title: Taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide in Turkey.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University.
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bökesoy
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Togan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010670:Phenylthiourea; D013337:Students, Medical; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000235:genetics*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D010670:Phenylthiourea