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[Association between genetic polymorphisms of EDNRA gene and high altitude polycythemia in Tibetans at the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 12 May 2015
Xu Jin, Yang Yingzhong, Wang Zhan, Tang Feng, Ga Qin, Ge Rili
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the polymorphisms in EDNRA gene are associated with the susceptibility to high-altitude polycythemia (HAPC) in Tibetans at the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China. METHODS: We enrolled 63 Tibetan HAPC patients and 131 healthy, age-and gender-matched control Tibetans. All subjects came from Yushu area of Qinghai where the altitude was over 3,500 meters. Five SNPs of EDNRA gene...
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