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Association of high-altitude systemic hypertension with the deletion allele-of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene.
International journal of biometeorology - 1 Sept 2003
Kumar Ratan, Qadar Pasha M A, Khan Amjad P, Gupta V, Grover S K, Norboo T, Srivastava K K, Selvamurthy W, Brahamchari S K
Abstract excerpt
People who visit high-altitude areas are exposed to a stressful environment and a good percentage of them suffer from high-altitude-induced diseases, including systemic hypertension. Identification of genetic markers for high-altitude-induced diseases would help to reduce the rate of morbidity/mortality from such diseases. The development of systemic hypertension on exposure to high altitude (3,500 m) for 30 days...
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