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The Ile164 beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphism adversely affects the outcome of congestive heart failure.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 Oct 1998
Liggett S B, Wagoner L E, Craft L L, Hornung R W, Hoit B D, McIntosh T C, Walsh R A
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The beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR), an important modulator of cardiac inotropy and chronotropy, has significant genetic heterogeneity in the population. Because dysfunctional betaARs play a role in the pathogenesis of the failing ventricle, we tested the hypothesis that beta2AR polymorphisms...
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