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HMOX1 Promoter Microsatellite Polymorphism Is Not Associated With High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Han Chinese.
Wilderness & environmental medicine - 1 Mar 2017
Cao Xue-Feng, Ma Lan, Ma Shang, Xu Jin, Ge Ri-Li
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between microsatellite polymorphism in the Heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) gene promoter and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in Han Chinese. METHODS: Eighty-three construction workers who developed HAPE 2 to 7 days after arrival at Yushu (3800 m) in Qinghai, China, and 145 matched healthy subjects were included in this study. The amplification and labeling of the...
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