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Connective Tissue Growth Factor Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in (Familial) Pulmonary Fibrosis and Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.
Lung - 1 Dec 2021
Klay Dymph, van der Vis Joanne J, Roothaan Suzan M, Nguyen Tri Q, Grutters Jan C, Goldschmeding Roel, van Moorsel Coline H M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is an important mediator in fibrotic disease. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CTGF have been found to be associated with different fibrotic diseases and CTGF protein was found to be upregulated in lung tissue, bronchoalveolar lavage cells, and plasma of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. We investigated whether genetic variants predispose to...
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