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Novel mechanisms and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Discovery medicine - 1 Sept 2015
Elmufdi Firas, Henke Craig A, Perlman David M, Tomic Rade, Kim Hyun Joo
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating progressive disease of unknown etiology that carries a grim prognosis. Over the last few decades there have been significant advances in our understanding of the mechanisms that drive the fibrotic process. In this review, we discuss the natural history of IPF, recent discoveries of the genetic factors, and environmental and infectious exposures that influence...
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