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Multiple interactions between the alpha 2C- and beta1-adrenergic receptors influence heart failure survival.
BMC medical genetics - 23 Oct 2008
Kardia Sharon L R, Kelly Reagan J, Keddache Mehdi A, Aronow Bruce J, Grabowski Gregory A, Hahn Harvey S, Case Karen L, Wagoner Lynne E, Dorn Gerald W, Liggett Stephen B
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BACKGROUND: Persistent stimulation of cardiac beta1-adrenergic receptors by endogenous norepinephrine promotes heart failure progression. Polymorphisms of this gene are known to alter receptor function or expression, as are polymorphisms of the alpha 2C-adrenergic receptor, which regulates norepi...
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