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A familial history of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Okamoto Tsukasa, Miyazaki Yasunari, Tomita Makoto, Tamaoka Meiyo, Inase Naohiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immunologically mediated lung disease induced by the inhalation of a variety of antigens. Patients with chronic HP often have a family history of pulmonary fibrosis. This strongly suggests that both genetic and environmental factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic HP. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the epidemiology and clinical...
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