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. 2018 Oct 29;21(1):33-38.
doi: 10.2478/bjmg-2018-0007. eCollection 2018 Jun.

ADRB2 Gene Polymorphisms and Salbutamol Responsiveness in Serbian Children with Asthma

N Jovicic  1 , T Babic  2 , S Dragicevic  2 , B Nestorovic  1   3 , A Nikolic  2
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ADRB2 Gene Polymorphisms and Salbutamol Responsiveness in Serbian Children with Asthma

N Jovicic et al. Balkan J Med Genet. .

Abstract

Inhaled β2 adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) agonists are the mainstay of asthma therapy. The β2-AR protein is encoded by the ADRB2 gene and variants within this gene can have significant consequences for modulating the response to asthma therapy. This cross-sectional study performed at the University Children's Hospital in Belgrade, included 54 children with asthma. The subjects were genotyped for ADRB2 +46A>G (Arg16Gly, rs1042713) and +79C>G (Gln27Glu, rs 1042714) polymorphisms and the association with asthma severity and response to inhaled salbutamol was examined. In Serbian asthmatic children, allele +46A was detected with a frequency of 41.7% and allele +79G was detected with a frequency of 23.1%. Allele +46G was found to be associated with a better response to inhaled salbutamol (p <0.05) and with mild form of asthma (p <0.05). Polymorphism ADRB2 +46A>G may be a determinant of asthma severity and response to salbutamol in children with asthma. We did not find any association of +79C>G polymorphisms with the asthma severity and bronchodilator response to inhaled salbutamol. The results of this study can be potentially useful for personalization of asthma treatment.

Keywords: ADRB2 gene; Asthma; Bronchodilatator response; Polymorphism.

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