Genome Biol. 2007;8(11):230.

Nose thyself: individuality in the human olfactory genome.

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Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, USA.

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A recent study using cell-based assays together with an olfactory psychophysical survey in humans has established a link between a genetic polymorphism in an odorant receptor and variability in perception of the smell of the steroid androstenone.

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