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SENP1, but not fetal hemoglobin, differentiates Andean highlanders with chronic mountain sickness from healthy individuals among Andean highlanders.
Experimental hematology - 1 Jun 2016
Hsieh Matthew M, Callacondo David, Rojas-Camayo Jose, Quesada-Olarte Jose, Wang Xunde, Uchida Naoya, Maric Irina, Remaley Alan T, Leon-Velarde Fabiola, Villafuerte Francisco C, Tisdale John F
Abstract excerpt
Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) results from chronic hypoxia. It is unclear why certain highlanders develop CMS. We hypothesized that modest increases in fetal hemoglobin (HbF) are associated with lower CMS severity. In this cross-sectional study, we found that HbF levels were normal (median = 0.4%) in all 153 adult Andean natives in Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Compared with healthy adults, the borderline elevated...
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