ea0003p159 | Genetics | BES2002
Brain N
, Tomaszewski M
, Lacka B
, Charchar F
, Wang W
, Padhmanaban S
, Anderson N
, Zukowska-Szczechowska E
, Grzeszczak W
, Dominiczak A
Objective: Three nonsynonomous SNPs, Arg16Gly, Gln27Glu and Thr164Ile, in the coding region of the ADRB2 gene affect either receptor affinity or trafficking. Their distribution has been shown to differ significantly in hypertension. We investigated the association of these loci with hypertension in the Silesian Hypertension Study.Methods: Following local ethics approval, 274 unrelated Polish subjects consisting of 146 hypertensives and 128 normotensives ...