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Genetic Predisposition to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema.
High altitude medicine & biology - 1 Mar 2020
Eichstaedt Christina A, Mairbäurl Heimo, Song Jie, Benjamin Nicola, Fischer Christine, Dehnert Christoph, Schommer Kai, Berger Marc M, Bärtsch Peter, Grünig Ekkehard, Hinderhofer Katrin
Abstract excerpt
Background: Exaggerated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a hallmark of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). The objective of this study was therefore to investigate genetic predisposition to HAPE by analyzing PAH candidate genes in a HAPE-susceptible (HAPE-S) family and in unrelated HAPE-S mountaineers. Materials and Methods: Eight family members and 64 mountaineers were clinically and genetically...
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