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高海拔人群的遗传标记物

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

一项研究识别出了与高海拔有氧能力增加有关联的EGLN1基因附近的5个遗传标记物,并且发现了秘鲁429名高海拔Quechua人比来自低地人群的94人的这些遗传标记物的频率更高;这个基因为一种控制细胞缺氧应答的蛋白质编码,这提示这些标记物可能代表了高海拔人群的自然选择的证据。

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