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[Beta 2-Adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Oct 2001
Munakata M
Abstract excerpt
beta 2-adrenergic receptor gene is an intronless single gene coding 413 amino acid and is located on chromosome 5q31-33. This area is also noted as a candidate locus for asthma susceptibility genes. Up to now, 9 polymorphisms in the coding lesion and 10 polymorphisms in the 5' promotor lesion have been reported. Some of them have functional significance. In terms of both pathophysiological and pharmacogenetic...
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