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Individual susceptibility to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is difficult to predict. The most reliable risk factor is previous susceptibility to HAPE, and there is likely to be a genetic basis to this condition, perhaps involving the gene for [[angiotensin converting enzyme]] (ACE). | |||
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Individual susceptibility to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is difficult to predict. The most reliable risk factor is previous susceptibility to HAPE, and there is likely to be a genetic basis to this condition, perhaps involving the gene for angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).