A genetic model based on GRK4 R65L, GRK4 A142V, and GRK4 A486V was 94.4% predictive of SS hypertension, whereas the single-locus model with only GRK4 A142V was 78.4% predictive, and a 2-locus model of GRK4 A142V and CYP11B2 C-344T was 77.8% predictive of low-renin hypertension.
A naturally occurring variant of GIPR (E354Q) associated with an increased incidence of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in humans responds to GIP stimulation with an exaggerated downregulation from the plasma membrane and a delayed recovery of GIP sensitivity following cessation of GIP stimulation.
A novel V2R mutation, T273M, identified in a boy with partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), shows intracellular localization and partial defects similar to the two mutants we described previously (10).
A novel V2R mutation, T273M, identified in a boy with partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), shows intracellular localization and partial defects similar to the two mutants we described previously (10).
By screening patients with severe early onset obesity for mutations within the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene, we have identified a missense mutation (C271R) that occurs homozygous in two siblings with obesity.
By using a combination of experimental and computational methods, we suggest that quercetin can act as an allosteric modulator of opsin regenerated with 9-cis-retinal and more importantly, that this binding has a positive effect on the stability and conformational properties of the G90V mutant associated with retinitis pigmentosa.
Constitutively activated GRK4 gene variants (R65L, A142V, and A486V), by themselves or by their interaction with other genes involved in blood pressure regulation, are associated with essential hypertension and/or salt-sensitive hypertension in several ethnic groups.
Constitutively activated GRK4 gene variants (R65L, A142V, and A486V), by themselves or by their interaction with other genes involved in blood pressure regulation, are associated with essential hypertension and/or salt-sensitive hypertension in several ethnic groups.
Finally, the severity of cervical vertigo was classified according to the JOA scoring, and the recovery rate (RR) of cervical vertigo was calculated in light of the formula as: [Formula: see text] RESULTS: The SNPs within ADRA1A [rs1048101 (T>C) and rs3802241 (C>T)], NPY [rs16476 (A>C), rs16148 (T>C), and rs5574 (C>T)], ADRB1 [rs28365031 (A>G)] and ADRB2 [rs2053044 (A>G)] were all significantly associated with regulated risk of cervical vertigo (all P < .05).
Further studies also elucidated the oncogene nature of the G protein-coupled receptor LPAR4 and its c.872T>G (p.Ile291Ser) mutation in PTC malignant transformation.
Furthermore, the SNPs within ADRA1A [rs10</span>48101 (T>C)], NPY [rs16476 (A>C), rs16148 (T>C)], as well as ADRB1 [rs28365031 (A>G)] all appeared to predict the prognosis of cervical vertigo in a relatively accurate way (all P < .05).
Here, we studied platelets from GATA1-deficient mice and from a male patient (S14) with a bleeding diathesis attributed to a single amino acid substitution (R216Q) in the N-terminal GATA1 zinc finger that alters binding to DNA.
In contrast, inheritance of the Val(60)Leu and Arg(163)Gln SNPs was associated with increased PUVA erythemal sensitivity (reduced MPD) 72 h following treatment in all patients (n = 111; Val(60)Leu chi(2) = 5.764, P = 0.016; Arg(163)Gln chi(2) = 5.469, P = 0.019) and in a subset of patients with psoriasis (n = 55; Val(60)Leu chi(2) = 4.534, P = 0.033; Arg(163)Gln chi(2) = 7.298, P = 0.007).
In Spanish patients, the alpha(1A)-AR SNP rs1383914 was associated with the presence of FM (P = 0.01), and the alpha(1A)-AR SNP rs1048101 was linked with FIQ disability (P = 0.02).
In Spanish patients, the alpha(1A)-AR SNP rs1383914 was associated with the presence of FM (P = 0.01), and the alpha(1A)-AR SNP rs1048101 was linked with FIQ disability (P = 0.02).
Mexican patients with the rs574584 GG genotype presented the highest FIQ score compared with Mexican patients with other genotypes (P = 0.01), and in Mexicans SNP rs574584 was associated with FIQ morning stiffness (P = 0.04) and with FIQ tiredness upon awakening (P = 0.02).
Next, the neuroblastoma cells were transfected with the wild type GRK2 or its dominant negative mutant GRK2-K220R and the inhibition on cAMP level was determined in naïve and agonist-pretreated cells.
Next, the neuroblastoma cells were transfected with the wild type GRK2 or its dominant negative mutant GRK2-K220R and the inhibition on cAMP level was determined in naïve and agonist-pretreated cells.