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Polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system genes with high-altitude pulmonary edema in Japanese subjects.
Chest - 1 Sept 2004
Hotta Junichi, Hanaoka Masayuki, Droma Yunden, Katsuyama Yoshihiko, Ota Masao, Kobayashi Toshio
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT(1)R), plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension, which is suggested to be critical in the development of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Investigating the associations of the polymorphisms in the genes of RAS with HAPE is to elucidate the...
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