Table 3 Statistically significant associations between TAS genes polymorphisms and wine descriptors.

From: Association between taste receptor (TAS) genes and the perception of wine characteristics

Bitterness

Czech Republic

Italy

Czech Republic and Italy

Chr.7

Gene

SNP

Model

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

 

TAS2R38

rs10246939

C/T vs C/C

−0.90

(−1.78; −0.01)

0.05

−0.06

(−0.96; 0.84)

0.90

−0.54

(−1.17; 0.09)

0.10

   

T/T vs C/C

−1.12

(−2.11; −0.14)

0.03

−0.97

(−1.96; 0.02)

0.06

−1.08

(−1.78; −0.38)

0.003

  

rs1726866

T/C vs C/C

−1.06

(−1.94; −0.19)

0.02

−0.07

(−0.97; 0.83)

0.89

−0.63

(−1.27; −0.001)

0.05

   

T/C vs C/C

−1.16

(−2.13; −0.18)

0.02

−0.94

(−1.94; 0.05)

0.06

−1.10

(−1.80; −0.40)

0.002

  

rs713598

G/C vs C/C

−0.71

(−1.67; −0.26)

0.15

0.08

(−0.87; 1.03)

0.87

−0.34

(−1.02; 0.34)

0.33

   

G/G vs C/C

−0.91

(−1.93–0.10)

0.08

−0.51

(−1.51; 0.50)

0.32

−0.75

(−1.46; −0.03)

0.04

Sourness

Czech Republic

Italy

Czech Republic and Italy

Chr.7

Gene

SNP

Model

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

 

TAS2R16

rs6466849

A/G vs G/G

1.20

(0.50; 1.91)

0.001

0.61

(−0.14; 1.35)

0.11

0.94

(0.43; 1.46)

0.0003

   

A/A vs G/G

−0.75

(−2.56; 1.05)

0.41

−5.11

(−9.93; 0.28)

0.04

−1.30

(−2.94; 0.34)

0.12

Astringency

Czech Republic

Italy

Czech Republic and Italy

Chr.1

Gene

SNP

Model

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

Coef.

95% CI

P-value

 

TAS1R2

rs4920566

G/A vs G/G

0.29

(−0.38; 0.96)

0.40

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

   

A/A vs G/G

−1.24

(−1.97; −0.50)

0.001

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.