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Utility of whole genome sequencing in assessing risk and clinically relevant outcomes for pulmonary fibrosis.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Dec 2022
Zhang David, Newton Chad A, Wang Binhan, Povysil Gundula, Noth Imre, Martinez Fernando J, Raghu Ganesh, Goldstein David, Garcia Christine Kim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) can detect variants and estimate telomere length. The clinical utility of WGS in estimating risk, progression and survival of pulmonary fibrosis patients is unknown. METHODS: In this observational cohort study, we performed WGS on 949 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or familial pulmonary fibrosis to determine rare and common variant genotypes, estimate...
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