Association of the bitter taste genes TAS2R38 and CA6 and breast cancer risk; a case-control study of Polish women in Poland and Polish immigrants in USA

In conclusion for the joint population and the joint effect for the two bitter sensing genes, we observed an increase in BC risk for the bitterness non-tasters, association which is in the opposite direction to our original hypothesis.PMID:38687739 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0300061

Source: Cancer Control - April 30, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dorota Łukasiewicz-Śmietańska Dariusz Godlewski El żbieta Nowakowska Andrzej Szpak El żbieta Chabros Grzegorz Juszczyk Jadwiga Charzewska Dorothy Rybaczyk-Pathak Source Type: research