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Beta-2-adrenoreceptor polymorphism at position 16 determines the clinical severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Pulmonary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Apr 2017
Emeryk-Maksymiuk Justyna, Emeryk Andrzej, Krawczyk Paweł, Wojas-Krawczyk Kamila, Milanowski Janusz
Abstract excerpt
The Arg/Arg homozygosity at codon 16 of the beta-2-adrenoreceptor (ADRB2) gene has been thought to predispose asthma patients to a poorer therapeutic response to beta-2-mimetics, or to worse control of the disease. In contrast, the results of the studies analysing the effect of ADRB2 polymorphisms on the response to beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are sparse...
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