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Adult familial cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis in the United Kingdom.
Thorax - 1 Feb 2000
Marshall R P, Puddicombe A, Cookson W O, Laurent G J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial cases of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) have previously been reported; however, the prevalence and genetic background of this disorder are not known. The clinical and epidemiological findings of 25 families identified within the UK are reported. METHODS: Adult pulmonary physicians in the UK were asked to identify all families under their care in which two or more individuals had been...
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