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FAM13A polymorphism as a prognostic factor in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Feb 2017
Hirano Chihiro, Ohshimo Shinichiro, Horimasu Yasushi, Iwamoto Hiroshi, Fujitaka Kazunori, Hamada Hironobu, Hattori Noboru, Shime Nobuaki, Bonella Francesco, Guzman Josune, Costabel Ulrich, Kohno Nobuoki
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BACKGROUND: Family with sequence similarity 13, member A (FAM13A) variants have been associated with susceptibility to chronic lung diseases. A recent genome-wide association study has shown an association between a polymorphism in FAM13A rs2609255 and idiopathic interstitial pneumonias in a Caucasian population. However, the relationship between rs2609255 polymorphism and prognosis in idiopathic interstitial...
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