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High-altitude Adaptation

High-Altitude Adaptation is a physiological and genetic adaptation process that enables human populations to maintain adequate oxygen delivery and metabolic function under chronic hypoxic conditions at elevations typically above 2,500 meters.

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Sequencing of 50 Human Exomes Reveals Adaptation to High Altitude

Xin Yi, Yu Liang, Emilia Huerta‐Sánchez et al. · Science · 2010 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Altitude adaptation in Tibetans caused by introgression of Denisovan-like DNA

Emilia Huerta‐Sánchez, Xin Jin, Asan et al. · Nature · 2014 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Genetic Evidence for High-Altitude Adaptation in Tibet

Tatum S. Simonson, Yingzhong Yang, Chad D. Huff et al. · Science · 2010 · 1.2K citations

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The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude

Qiang Qiu, Guojie Zhang, Tao Ma et al. · Nature Genetics · 2012 · 1K citations · Full text

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Natural selection on <i>EPAS1</i> ( <i>HIF2α</i> ) associated with low hemoglobin concentration in Tibetan highlanders

Cynthia M. Beall, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Libin Deng et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 843 citations · Full text

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  1. LG
    Lorna G. Moore

    University of Colorado Denver, United States

    26 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. CS
    Charles S. Fulco

    U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, United States

    16 publications · 700 citations

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  3. CM
    Cynthia M. Beall

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    16 publications · 4.3K citations

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  4. TD
    Tom D. Brutsaert

    Syracuse University, United States

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. JF
    Jay F. Storz

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    15 publications · 1.7K citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    44 h-index

    459 publications

    53.4K citations

  2. Kunming Institute of Zoology

    Kunming, China

    34 h-index

    250 publications

    33.3K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    142 publications

    23.8K citations

  4. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

    Lima, Peru

    25 h-index

    84 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    24 h-index

    114 publications

    7K citations

  6. University of Colorado Denver

    Denver, United States

    24 h-index

    86 publications

    9.5K citations

  7. Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences

    Delhi, India

    23 h-index

    106 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    23 h-index

    124 publications

    6.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Physiology

    132 publications · 8.8K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 129 publications · 3.3K citations

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  3. High Altitude Medicine & Biology

    59 publications · 2K citations

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  4. European Journal of Applied Physiology

    40 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    28 publications · 1.4K citations

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