Deep phenotyping of 11,880 highlanders reveals novel adaptive traits in native Tibetans

Summary: Tibetans are the ideal population to study genetic adaptation in extreme environments. Here, we performed systematic phenotyping of 11,880 highlanders, covering 133 quantitative traits of 13 organ systems. We provided a comprehensive phenotypic atlas by comparing altitude adaptation and alt...

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Main Authors: Yaoxi He, Wangshan Zheng, Yongbo Guo, Tian Yue, Chaoying Cui, Ouzhuluobu, Hui Zhang, Kai Liu, Zhaohui Yang, Tianyi Wu, Jia Qu, Zi-Bing Jin, Jian Yang, Fan Lu, Xuebin Qi, Bing Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223017546