β2-adrenergic receptor gene and resting hemodynamics in European and African American youth

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 973-979

  Snieder, Harold ^a,c   Dong, Yanbin ^b   Barbeau, Paule ^a   Harshfield, Gregory A ^a   Dalageogou, Chrysoula ^b   Zhu, Haidong ^b   Carter, Nicholas D ^b   Treiber, Frank A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African American; Blood pressure variation; Hemodynamics; Polymorphism; 2 adrenergic receptor gene

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRB2 GENE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AFRICA; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECEPTOR GENE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWINS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HYPERTENSION; NEGRO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TWINS;

EID: 0036840452     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)02991-6     Document Type: Article

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