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Pharmacogenetics of Beta-1- and Beta-2-Adrenergic Receptors
1 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
beta(1)- and beta(2)-adrenergic receptors are G protein-coupled receptors expressed throughout the body and serve as receptors for the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine. They are targets for therapeutive agonists and/or antagonists in treatment of heart failure and asthma. Nonsynonymous coding and promoter polymorphisms of both receptors have been identified in the general population. These have been...
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