Andean and Tibetan patterns of adaptation to high altitude

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-197

  Bigham, Abigail W ^a   Wilson, Megan J ^b,c   Julian, Colleen G ^b,c   Kiyamu, Melisa ^d   Vargas, Enrique ^e   Leon Velarde, Fabiola ^f   Rivera Chira, Maria ^f   Rodriquez, Carmelo ^g   Browne, Vaughn A ^c   Parra, Esteban ^h   Brutsaert, Tom D ⁱ   Moore, Lorna G ^b,j   Shriver, Mark D ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^f UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^g Clinica Sirani   (Bolivia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOUTH AMERICA; TIBET;

EID: 84874216720     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22358     Document Type: Article

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