title: Taste sensitivity to phenylthiocarbamide in a sample of Hungarian Gipsies.
abstract: PTC sensitivity in Gipsy and non-Gipsy populations of Hungary was evaluated. A significantly high difference was observed between the proportions of non-tasters among the Gipsies (39.3 per cent) and the non-Gipsies (26.4 per cent). These results are regarded as a probable confirmation of the Indian origin of the Gipsies, as the percentage of non-tasters in the majority of the different Indian tribes is higher than that of the European populations.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tauszik
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forrai
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hollán
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000235:genetics; D010670:Phenylthiourea; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000235:genetics*; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D010670:Phenylthiourea