Variations in the TAS2R38 gene among college students in Hubei.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study has been known and consented to by all participants in the study. And all of them signed informed consent forms. Consent for publicationAll authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interestsThe authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Competing interests The authors have declared that no competing interests exist."

"Funding This work was supported by the Bureau of Xiangyang City Science and Technology projects (No. 2022YL01A); the Science and Technology Innovation Team Project of Hubei University of Arts and Science (No. 2021kptd01); the Xiangyang Youth Science and Technology Talent Development Plan (2019); and the Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (S202110519032, X202210519196 and X202210519216)."