Cmparison of risk Loci in familial and sporadic pulmonary fibrosis cases, A

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Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown etiology that has a poor prognosis for affected individuals. Multiple risk factors and genes are associated with IPF suggesting a complex multifactorial pathogenesis. It has also been proposed that there are familial and sporadic forms of IPF. The aims of this study were to examine whether the impact of 10 known pulmonary fibrosis risk loci of IPF differs between familial and sporadic pulmonary fibrosis and to evaluate the relationship between smoking exposure and a family history of pulmonary fibrosis. IPF case baseline characteristics ...
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