A Preliminary Genome-Wide Association Study of Acute Mountain Sickness Susceptibility in a Group of Nepalese Pilgrims Ascending to 4380 m.
MacInnis MJ, Widmer N, Timulsina U, Subedi A, Siwakoti A, Pandit BP, Freeman MG, Carter EA, Manokhina I, Thapa GB, Koehle MS.
MacInnis MJ, et al.
High Alt Med Biol. 2015 Dec;16(4):290-7. doi: 10.1089/ham.2015.0065. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
High Alt Med Biol. 2015.
PMID: 26600424
DNA samples were collected from subjects who ascended rapidly to Gosainkunda, Nepal (4380 m), as part of the 2005, 2010, and 2012 Janai Purnima festivals. The Lake Louise Score was used to measure AMS severity. The primary analysis was based on 99 male subjects (43 with AM …
DNA samples were collected from subjects who ascended rapidly to Gosainkunda, Nepal (4380 m), as part of the 2005, 2010, and 2012 Janai P …