Bhatkar R S, Nallulwar S C, Katti V A
Department of Physiology, Govt. Medical College, Miraj.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1989 Jul-Sep;33(3):168-70.
The ability to taste phenyl-thio-Carbamide (PTC) is one of the gene marker systems which provides one of the means to reconstruct relationships of ethnic groups of man. In 433 Maharashtrian subjects the ability to taste PTC was studied by Harris and Kalmus method. At the same time, blood groups of these subjects were determined by slide agglutination method. It was found that 63.74% of local population was taster and 36.26% non-taster. The percentage of non-tasters was higher in males, than in females. No significant relation was found between the ability to taste PTC and the blood groups. The results were compared with those observed by other workers and it was found that the percentage of non-tasters in local population in the present study was similar to that found in Indian elsewhere.
品尝苯硫脲（PTC）的能力是基因标记系统之一，它为重建人类族群关系提供了一种手段。哈里斯和卡尔穆斯方法对433名马哈拉施特拉邦受试者的PTC品尝能力进行了研究。同时，通过玻片凝集法测定了这些受试者的血型。结果发现，当地人群中63.74%为尝味者，36.26%为非尝味者。男性非尝味者的比例高于女性。未发现PTC品尝能力与血型之间存在显著关系。将结果与其他研究人员的观察结果进行了比较，发现本研究中当地人群中非尝味者的比例与印度其他地方的比例相似。
