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The significance of beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms in asthma.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Litonjua Augusto A
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The gene that encodes the beta2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) is one of the most studied candidate genes in asthma. This review examines recent articles of the relationship between ADRB2 polymorphisms and asthma. RECENT FINDINGS: Candidate gene association studies of ADRB2 and asthma have been dominated by analyses of the two common non-synonymous coding single nucleotide polymorphisms, Arg16Gly...
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