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Ile164 variant of beta2-adrenoceptor does not influence outcome in heart failure but may interact with beta blocker treatment.
European journal of heart failure - 1 Jan 2008
Littlejohn Mathew D, Palmer Barry R, Richards A Mark, Frampton Chris M, Pilbrow Anna P, Troughton Richard W, Cameron Vicky A, Kennedy Martin A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Ile164 variant of the beta2-adrenoceptor has been shown to alter cardiovascular phenotypes and adversely affect survival in heart failure patients. AIMS: We aimed to replicate this observation by genotyping a cohort of 451 heart failure patients for the Ile164 polymorphism. METHODS: Patient outcome was recorded over a median follow-up period of 3.09 years, and genotypes were derived by multiplex...
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