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TOLLIP, MUC5B, and the Response to N-Acetylcysteine among Individuals with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Dec 2015
Oldham Justin M, Ma Shwu-Fan, Martinez Fernando J, Anstrom Kevin J, Raghu Ganesh, Schwartz David A, Valenzi Eleanor, Witt Leah, Lee Cathryn, Vij Rekha, Huang Yong, Strek Mary E, Noth Imre
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating lung disease of unknown etiology. The genes TOLLIP and MUC5B play important roles in lung host defense, which is an immune process influenced by oxidative signaling. Whether polymorphisms in TOLLIP and MUC5B modify the effect of immunosuppressive and antioxidant therapy in individuals with IPF is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether...
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