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SUBMITTER: Hamano Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5322336 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamano Yoshimasa Y Kida Hiroshi H Ihara Shoichi S Murakami Akihiro A Yanagawa Masahiro M Ueda Ken K Honda Osamu O Tripathi Lokesh P LP Arai Toru T Hirose Masaki M Hamasaki Toshimitsu T Yano Yukihiro Y Kimura Tetsuya T Kato Yasuhiro Y Takamatsu Hyota H Otsuka Tomoyuki T Minami Toshiyuki T Hirata Haruhiko H Inoue Koji K Nagatomo Izumi I Takeda Yoshito Y Mori Masahide M Nishikawa Hiroyoshi H Mizuguchi Kenji K Kijima Takashi T Kitaichi Masanori M Tomiyama Noriyuki N Inoue Yoshikazu Y Kumanogoh Atsushi A
Scientific reports 20170223
Chronic fibrosing idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) can be divided into two main types: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a steroid-resistant and progressive disease with a median survival of 2-3 years, and idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia (INSIP), a steroid-sensitive and non-progressive autoimmune disease. Although the clinical courses of these two diseases differ, they may be difficult to distinguish at diagnosis. We performed a comprehensive analysis of serum autoantibo ...[more]