Changes in expression levels of erythrocyte and immune-related genes are associated with high altitude polycythemia

• Main Authors: Siwei Feng (Author), Gang Wei (Author), Xuelin Yang (Author), Zhiying Zhang (Author), Jingfeng Qu (Author), Donglan Wang (Author), Tian Zhou (Author), Ting Ni (Author), Lijun Liu (Author), Longli Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As a chronic mountain sickness(CMS) with the highest incidence and the greatest harm, the pathogenesis of high altitude polycythemia (HAPC) is still not fully understood. Methods 37 HAPC patients and 42 healthy subjects were selected from plateau, and peripheral venous blood samp...