Abnormal energy regulation in early life: childhood gene expression may predict subsequent chronic mountain sickness
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Life at altitude depends on adaptation to ambient hypoxia. In the Andes, susceptibility to chronic mountain sickness (CMS), a clinical condition that occurs to native highlanders or to sea level natives with prolonged residence at hi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/8/47 |