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Beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms Gln27Glu, Arg16Gly in patients with heart failure.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 3 Nov 2009
Mansur Alfredo José, Fontes Rosana Seleri, Canzi Regina Airoldi, Nishimura Raphael, Alencar Airlane Pereira, de Lima Antonio Carlos Pedroso, Krieger José Eduardo, Pereira Alexandre Costa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms Gln27Glu, Arg16Gly and Thr164Ile were suggested to have an effect in heart failure. We evaluated these polymorphisms relative to clinical characteristics and prognosis of alarge cohort of patients with heart failure of different etiologies. METHODS: We studied 501 patients with heart failure of different etiologies. Mean age was 58 years (standard...
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