TABLE 10

Association of the variations c.145A>G (p.Ser49Gly) and c.1165C>G (p.Arg389Gly) in the β1-adrenoceptor with risk for hypertension, elevated heart rate, and systolic/diastolic blood pressure

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

Variant (Cohort)Number of SubjectsPopulation OriginVariation-Dependent EffectReference
c.145A>G (p.Ser49Gly)
 HT101SwedishSer = GlyKarlsson et al. (2004)
 Sibling pairs102FinnishSer = GlyBengtsson et al. (2001a)
 HT117 AmericanSer = GlyHumma et al. (2001)
 Twin pairs145 European AmericanSer > Gly carriersMcCaffery et al. (2002)
 HT223 ChineseSer = GlyLiu et al. (2006)
 HT/NT292/265SwedishSer = GlyBengtsson et al. (2001a)
 HT/NT526/192ItalianSer = GlyFiligheddu et al. (2004)
890FinnishSer ≥ Gly carriersNieminen et al. (2006)
 CAD935BelgianSer = GlyDefoor et al. (2006)
 HT/NT989/389Japanese/ChineseSer carriers > GlyRanade et al. (2002)
c.1165C>G (p.Arg389Gly)
 HT101SwedishArg = GlyKarlsson et al. (2004)
 Sibling pairs102FinnishArg > Gly carriersBengtsson et al. (2001a)
 HT117AmericanArg > Gly carriersHumma et al. (2001)
 Twin pairs145European AmericanArg < Gly carriersMcCaffery et al. (2002)
 HT147EnglishArg = GlyO’Shaughnessy et al. (2000)
 HT223ChineseArg = GlyLiu et al. (2006)
 HT/NT292/265SwedishArg > Gly carriersBengtsson et al. (2001a)
 HT/NT526/192ItalianArg = GlyFiligheddu et al. (2004)
 HT/NT775/1105JapaneseArg carriers > GlyShioji et al. (2004)
890FinnishArg = GlyNieminen et al. (2006)
 CAD935BelgianArg carriers > GlyDefoor et al. (2006)
 HT/NT989/389Japanese/ChineseArg = GlyRanade et al. (2002)
1881White, BelgianArg > Gly carriersTikhonoff et al. (2008)
7677Danish CaucasianArg > Gly carriersGjesing et al. (2007)
86,588EuropeanArg > GlyJohnson et al. (2011)
  • CAD, coronary artery disease; HT, hypertensive; NT, normotensive.