EPAS1 and VEGFA gene variants are related to the symptoms of acute mountain sickness in Chinese Han population: a cross-sectional study

EPAS1 and VEGFA gene variants are related to the symptoms of acute mountain sickness in Chinese Han population: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background More people ascend to high altitude (HA) for various activities, and some individuals are susceptible to HA illness after rapidly ascending from plains. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a general complaint that affects activities of daily living at HA. Although genomic associatio...

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Main Authors: Ji-Hang Zhang, Yang Shen, Chuan Liu, Jie Yang, Yuan-Qi Yang, Chen Zhang, Shi-Zhu Bian, Jie Yu, Xu-Bin Gao, Lai-Ping Zhang, Jing-Bin Ke, Fang-Zheng-Yuan Yuan, Wen-Xu Pan, Zhi-Nian Guo, Lan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Military Medical Research
Subjects:
Acute mountain sickness
Hypoxia
Single nucleotide polymorphism
Endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-020-00264-6

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