LOCALIZATION OF A GENE FOR BITTER-TASTE PERCEPTION TO HUMAN CHROMOSOME 5P15

The present work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant R03DC03509 (to D.R.R).; NIH grants R01DK44073, R01DK48095, and funds from Axys Pharmaceuticals and Glaxo-Wellcome (to R.A.P.); and NIH grants 5M01RR00125-350922, 5R01DC00283, and 5R21DC03003 to (L.M.B.). We acknowledge the generous cooperation of participating families. We thank Robin L. Kilker, Wei-Dong Li, Andrew C. Krakowski, Guang Ming Yuan, Christa L. Alberry Mayr, Elizabeth Joe, Kruti Quazi, Karynn Henry, Paula Kwon, Samantha J. Weisberg, Balasahib G. Shinde, Robert Brian Chin, Cassandra George, Nicole Baker, and Adam S. Crystal for technical assistance and Joseph H. Lee for statistical advice.