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A nonsynonymous polymorphism (rs117179004, T392M) of hyaluronidase 1 (HYAL1) is associated with increased risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Southern Han Chinese.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jun 2021
Liu Juan, Deng Yanhan, Wang Zheng, Mo Biwen, Wei Jianghong, Cheng Zhenshun, Peng Qingzhen, Wei Guang, Li Jingping, Shu Ying, Yang Hua, Fang Shirong, Luo Guangwei, Yang Shuo, Wang Yingnan, Zhu Jing, Yang Jingping, Wu Ming, Xu Xuyan, Ge Renying, Zhang Xiaoju, Xiong Weining, Wang Xiaomei, Li Zongzhe
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BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a genetic heterogeneous disease with high mortality and poor prognosis. Hyaluronidase 1 (HYAL1) was found to be upregulated in fibroblasts from IPF patients, and overexpression of HYAL1 could prevent human fetal lung fibroblast proliferation. However, the genetic correlation between the HYAL1 and IPF or connective tissue diseases related interstitial lung disease...
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