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beta(2)-Adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and determinants of cardiovascular risk: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 2005
Hindorff Lucia A, Heckbert Susan R, Psaty Bruce M, Lumley Thomas, Siscovick David S, Herrington David M, Edwards Karen L, Tracy Russell P
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BACKGROUND: Common Arg16Gly and Gln27Glu polymorphisms of the beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)AR) have been associated with hypertension and coronary disease. This analysis of older adults in the Cardiovascular Health Study examined whether these polymorphisms were associated with blood pressure (BP), subclinical atherosclerosis, and, among treated hypertensive individuals, differences in coronary disease...
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