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• 19/05/2023

Question

Why do people living at a high altitude seem to be red?

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Dr Kamran Mohammed

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• FIDM
• 5+ Yrs

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They seem to be reddish because of greater concentration of hemoglobin the oxygen carrying protein the main component of red blood cells.

Dr. Kamran Suggests...

Take a Vitamin-A Test or Take a Beta-2- Glycoprotein -1 IgM Test

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