%0 Journal Article %T Clustering Heart Rate Dynamics Is Associated with ¦Â-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms: Analysis by Information-Based Similarity Index %A Albert C. Yang %A Shih-Jen Tsai %A Chen-Jee Hong %A Cynthia Wang %A Tai-Jui Chen %A Ying-Jay Liou %A Chung-Kang Peng %J PLOS ONE %D 2012 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0019232 %X Genetic polymorphisms in the gene encoding the ¦Â-adrenergic receptors (¦Â-AR) have a pivotal role in the functions of the autonomic nervous system. Using heart rate variability (HRV) as an indicator of autonomic function, we present a bottom-up genotype¨Cphenotype analysis to investigate the association between ¦Â-AR gene polymorphisms and heart rate dynamics. %U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0019232