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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhou W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4745857 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The application of clinical genetics 20160202
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a group of common and lethal forms of idiopathic interstitial pulmonary disease. IPF is characterized by a progressive decline in lung function with a median survival of 2-3 years after diagnosis. Although the pathogenesis of the disease remains unknown, genetic predisposition could play a causal role in IPF. A set of genes have been identified as candidate genes of IPF in the past 20 years. However, the recent technological advances that allow for the anal ...[more]