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Telomere length-related gene ACYP2 polymorphism is associated with the risk of HAPE in Chinese Han population.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Sept 2016
He Yongjun, Zhang Xiyang, Li Xun, Du Jieli, He Xue, Zhang Zhiying, Zhang Yuan, Kang Longli, Jin Tianbo, Yuan Dongya
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BACKGROUND: High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a type of pneumonedema that mostly occurs under conditions such as high altitude, rapid ascent and hypoxia, amongst others. The ACYP2 polymorphism is suggested to be associated with mean telomere length, and telomere length is significantly longer at a moderate attitude than at sea-level or at simulated high attitude. The present study aimed to determine...
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