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Effect of ADRB2 polymorphisms on response to longacting beta2-agonist therapy: a pharmacogenetic analysis of two randomised studies.
Lancet (London, England) - 22 Dec 2007
Bleecker Eugene R, Postma Dirkje S, Lawrance Rachael M, Meyers Deborah A, Ambrose Helen J, Goldman Mitch
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: New evidence has suggested that people with asthma who are homozygous for arginine at aminoacid 16 of the beta2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) might not benefit from longacting beta2-agonist therapy. We, therefore, investigated whether ADRB2 polymorphisms affect response to longacting beta2-agonists in combination with inhaled corticosteroids. METHODS: Asthmatics were stratified by ADRB2 genotype in two...
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