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The polymorphism C5507G of complement receptor 1 does not explain idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis among the Finns.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Mar 2005
Hodgson Ulla, Tukiainen Pentti, Laitinen Tarja
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial lung diseases referring to the histo-pathological entity of usual interstitial pneumonia. It has been hypothesized that inflammation may trigger the multiformic fibrotic lesions found in the affected lung, and defects in the innate immune defense, including the complement, can predispose to pulmonary fibrosis. The polymorphism C5507G...
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