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SUBMITTER: Shenderov K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810481 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shenderov Kevin K Collins Samuel L SL Powell Jonathan D JD Horton Maureen R MR
The Journal of clinical investigation 20210101 2
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, reducing their quality of life and leading to death from respiratory failure within years of diagnosis. Treatment options remain limited, with only two FDA-approved drugs available in the United States, neither of which reverse the lung damage caused by the disease or prolong the life of individuals with IPF. The only cure for IPF is lung transplantation. In this review, we discuss recent major advances in our ...[more]