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增加TAS2R38苦味受体敏感性的遗传变异与较低的食后血糖相关

Julie E Gervis1,2,3, Kenneth E Westerman2,3,4, Joanne B Cole5

  • 1Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Diabetes
|November 20, 2025
PubMed
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苦味受体TAS2R38影响葡萄糖的调节. 具有更敏感的TAS2R38受体的个体表现出较低的食后葡萄糖水平,这表明它是治疗目标.

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