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Associations between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to acute mountain sickness.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Jan 2012
Ding H, Liu Q, Hua M, Ding M, Du H, Zhang W, Li Z, Zhang J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated associations between polymorphisms in the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and susceptibility to acute mountain sickness. METHODS: Two hundred Han Chinese soldiers who developed acute mountain sickness after rapidly ascending to an altitude of < 3600 m and 200 control soldiers (who did not develop the condition) were enrolled in the study. Twelve single nucleotide...
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