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[The optimal treatment of chronic heart failure with beta-blockers may be dependent upon the genetic background of the patient].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 21 Jul 2007
Leschot N J, Wilde A A M
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacogenetics, which aims at the development of'personal pills', is an attractive field in modern medicine. However, the results obtained in the last few years are somewhat disappointing. Recently, a genetic polymorphism was discovered in the treatment of chronic heart failure with beta-blockers. An in-vitro study revealed a hypersensitivity of the Arg389 variant in the beta1-adrenergic receptor to the...
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