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Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study

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    • Li Guo
    • Jihang Zhang
    • Jun Jin
    • Xubin Gao
    • Jie Yu
    • Qianwen Geng
    • Huijie Li
    • Lan Huang
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    Affiliations: Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of PLA, Department of Cardiology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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The endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1) gene functions to sense the blood oxygen level by regulating the hypoxia‑inducible transcription factor pathway, and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of EPAS1 have been found to have a strong and positive selection in the adaptation of the native Tibetan highland population to high‑altitude hypoxia. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of EPAS1 SNPs on the risk of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and the physiological responses to acute high‑altitude hypoxia in lowland humans. Three tag SNPs (rs6756667, rs13419896 and rs4953354; minor allele frequency, ≥5%) were selected and genotyped in 603 unrelated Han Chinese men, who had traveled to Lhasa (a high‑altitude hypoxia environment) by plane, using a matrix‑assisted laser desorption/ionization time‑of‑flight mass spectrometry method. The data showed that the EPAS1 rs6756667 wild‑type GG homozygous genotype was associated with elevated AMS risk compared with the AA and AG genotypes (odds ratio, 1.815; 95% confidence interval, 1.233‑2.666; P=0.0023) using the dominant‑model analysis. EPAS1 rs6756667 GG genotypes were also associated with higher levels of hemoglobin, red blood cells and hematocrit than those carrying the AG heterozygote during AMS development. These findings indicate that EPAS1 SNPs play a role in the physiological effects of AMS, and these effects could be further evaluated as a therapeutic strategy to control acute hypoxia‑related human diseases.
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Guo L, Zhang J, Jin J, Gao X, Yu J, Geng Q, Li H and Huang L: Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study. Exp Ther Med 10: 907-914, 2015.
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Guo, L., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Gao, X., Yu, J., Geng, Q. ... Huang, L. (2015). Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 907-914. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2611
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Guo, L., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Gao, X., Yu, J., Geng, Q., Li, H., Huang, L."Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10.3 (2015): 907-914.
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Guo, L., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Gao, X., Yu, J., Geng, Q., Li, H., Huang, L."Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10, no. 3 (2015): 907-914. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2611
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Guo L, Zhang J, Jin J, Gao X, Yu J, Geng Q, Li H and Huang L: Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study. Exp Ther Med 10: 907-914, 2015.
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Guo, L., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Gao, X., Yu, J., Geng, Q. ... Huang, L. (2015). Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 907-914. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2611
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Guo, L., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Gao, X., Yu, J., Geng, Q., Li, H., Huang, L."Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10.3 (2015): 907-914.
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Guo, L., Zhang, J., Jin, J., Gao, X., Yu, J., Geng, Q., Li, H., Huang, L."Genetic variants of endothelial PAS domain protein 1 are associated with susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in individuals unaccustomed to high altitude: A nested case‑control study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10, no. 3 (2015): 907-914. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2611
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