TABLE 17

Impact of β2-adrenoceptor variants on the phenotype of risk of asthma, COPD, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Data are an overview of candidate gene studies investigating ≥100 individuals.

VariantNumber of SubjectsPopulation OriginVariant EffectReference
c.46G>A (p.Gly16Arg)120JapaneseGly > Arg carriersFukui et al. (2006)
95 with severe asthma, 59 with mild asthma (92 controls)New ZealanderGly = ArgHolloway et al. (2000)
Gly > Arg (asthma severity)
201 with asthma (276 controls)Chinese HanGly carriers < ArgQiu et al. (2010)
264 with asthma (176 controls)African AmericanGly = ArgTsai et al. (2006)
332AustralianGly = ArgRamsay et al. (1999)
405 with asthmaAmericanGly = ArgBleecker et al. (2007)
630BritishGly = ArgDewar et al. (1998)
907Mexican MestizoGly > Arg (nocturnal asthma)Santillan et al. (2003)
1090CaucasianGly < ArgMatheson et al. (2006)
2250 with asthmaAmericanGly = ArgBleecker et al. (2007)
8018BritishGly < Arg (+ Gln27)Hall et al. (2006)
c.79G>C (p.Gln27Glu)95 with severe asthma, 59 with mild asthma (92 controls)New ZealanderGln= GluHolloway et al. (2000)
332AustralianGln = GluRamsay et al. (1999)
630BritishGln = GluDewar et al. (1998)
907Mexican MestizoGln < GluSantillan et al. (2003)
1090CaucasianGln > GluMatheson et al. (2006)
c.[46G>A;79G>C] (p.[Gly16Arg;Gln27Glu])104 children with severe asthmaAmerican4-fold risk for Arg16Gly-Gln27GlnCarroll et al. (2012)
248ItalianArg16Gln27 = Gly16Glu27 < Gly16Gln27D’amato et al. (1998)
c.491C>T (p.Thr164Ile)630BritishThr = IleDewar et al. (1998)
8018BritishThr = IleHall et al. (2006)
53,777 + 8971DanishThr < IleThomsen et al. (2012b)