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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
We tested the hypothesis that the beta-2 adrenergic receptor (beta-2 AR) gene locus, with known effects on blood pressure regulation, is also involved in psychological coping styles. 166 pairs of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins and DZ twin parents were investigated. We found common genetic variance for the coping factor Emotional Coping and blood pressure. Using three microsatellites we found linkage between the beta-2 AR gene locus and the coping factor Active Coping. Using allele-specific PCR of all the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene causing amino acid substitutions we identified associations between the +491 G/A SNP and various coping factors. We conclude that the beta-2 AR gene is relevant to coping. These preliminary findings suggest a molecular genetic underpinning of the relationship between psychological and physiological phenotypes important to cardiovascular risk.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0301-0511
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-109
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Genetic Linkage, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Germany, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Personality Inventory, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Twins, Dizygotic, pubmed-meshheading:12385671-Twins, Monozygotic
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene variations and coping styles in twins.
pubmed:affiliation
HealthTwiSt, Wiltberg Strasse 50, 13125 Berlin, Germany. busjahn@healthtwist.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Twin Study