Article
Childhood asthma exacerbations and the Arg16 β2-receptor polymorphism: A meta-analysis stratified by treatment.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jul 2016
Turner Steve, Francis Ben, Vijverberg Susanne, Pino-Yanes Maria, Maitland-van der Zee Anke H, Basu Kaninika, Bignell Lauren, Mukhopadhyay Somnath, Tavendale Roger, Palmer Colin, Hawcutt Daniel, Pirmohamed Munir, Burchard Esteban G, Lipworth Brian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Gly-to-Arg substitution at the 16 position (rs1042713) in the β2-adrenoceptor gene (ADRB2) is associated with enhanced downregulation and uncoupling of β2-receptors. OBJECTIVES: We sought to undertake a meta-analysis to test the hypothesis that there is an interaction between the A allele of rs1042713 (Arg16 amino acid) and long-acting β-agonist (LABA) exposure for asthma exacerbations in...
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