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PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 484-488Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2011.54
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pharmacogenetics; indacaterol; ADRB2; adrenergic beta-2 receptor agonists
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- Novartis
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Genetic variation in the ADRB2 gene has been hypothesized to have a role in differential response to beta-agonist (BA) therapy in asthma. However, study results have been inconsistent and the issue remains controversial. Furthermore, the impact of ADRB2 genetic variation on BA response in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients has not been thoroughly studied. We carried out a large pharmacogenetic analysis testing for an association between common ADRB2 polymorphisms and indacaterol response in COPD patients. A total of 648 indacaterol-treated patients enrolled in two large randomized phase III studies were genotyped for the most commonly studied polymorphisms in the ADRB2 gene: Gly16Arg, Gln27Glu, Thr164Ile, and a variant in the 50 untranslated region (rs1042711). Our analysis showed little evidence for the association between these ADRB2 variants and indacaterol response, suggesting that ADRB2 genetic variation is unlikely to have a major role in differential response to indacaterol treatment in COPD patients. The Pharmacogenomics Journal (2012) 12, 484-488; doi: 10.1038/tpj.2011.54; published online 13 December 2011
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