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Suppressive effect of the Gly389 allele of the beta1-adrenergic receptor gene on the occurrence of ventricular tachycardia in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Aug 2002
Iwai Chikao, Akita Hozuka, Shiga Nobuyuki, Takai Eiji, Miyamoto Yoshitomo, Shimizu Masakatsu, Kawai Hiroya, Takarada Akira, Kajiya Teishi, Yokoyama Mitsuhiro
Abstract excerpt
Beta-1-adrenergic receptor (beta1-AR) blockers reduce both the incidence of sudden death and the ventricular volume in heart failure. In vitro, the Gly389 variant of beta1-AR mediates less adenylyl cyclase activities than the Arg389 variant, so Arg389Gly polymorphism was investigated with regard to the genesis, progression, or arrhythmogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Allele and genotype frequencies of...
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