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Abstract excerpt

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis usually develops after 60 years of age, especially in men, leading to progressive exercise dyspnea. Median survival is about 3 years after diagnosis. This disease emerged in the middle of the last century and is linked to smoking. Mutations of genes encoding surfactant proteins and the telomerase complex may occasionally be present. International diagnostic criteria based on...

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