Sequencing the exons of human glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) gene in Han Chinese with high-altitude pulmonary edema

Abstract Background High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a serious acute mountain sickness that mainly occurs in non-acclimatized individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude. The precise etiology of HAPE remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether NR3C1 gene polymorphism is assoc...

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Main Authors: Hui Du, Jing Zhao, Zhanhai Su, Yongnian Liu, Yingzhong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Subjects:
SNP
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-018-0168-8