Genetic Variants in EPAS1 Contribute to Adaptation to High-Altitude Hypoxia in Sherpas

Sherpas comprise a population of Tibetan ancestry in the Himalayan region that is renowned for its mountaineering prowess. The very small amount of available genetic information for Sherpas is insufficient to explain their physiological ability to adapt to high-altitude hypoxia. Recent genetic evide...

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Autores principales: Hanaoka, Masayuki, Droma, Yunden, Basnyat, Buddha, Ito, Michiko, Kobayashi, Nobumitsu, Katsuyama, Yoshihiko, Kubo, Keishi, Ota, Masao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23227185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050566

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23227185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050566

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