Hypoxia-tolerant vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and the genetic variations of VEGFA in Sherpa highlanders
Yunden Droma, Takumi Kinjo, Shuhei Nozawa, Nobumitsu Kobayashi, Masanori Yasuo, Yoshiaki Kitaguchi, Masao Ôta, Buddha Basnyat, Masayuki Hanaoka
This study examines VEGF-A levels and genetic variations in Sherpa highlanders and non-Sherpa lowlanders, finding no hypoxia response in Sherpas and significant genetic differences in VEGFA SNPs.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2020 · PreprintGenetics