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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Kathy Boon
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11665 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20090406 4
<h4>Background</h4>Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, chronic interstitial lung disease that is unresponsive to current therapy and often leads to death. However, the rate of disease progression differs among patients. We hypothesized that comparing the gene expression profiles between patients with stable disease and those in which the disease progressed rapidly will lead to biomarker discovery and contribute to the understanding of disease pathogenesis.<h4>Methodology and pr ...[more]