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Radiological Assessment in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Patients According to MUC5B Polymorphism.
International journal of molecular sciences - 14 Dec 2022
Cocconcelli Elisabetta, Bernardinello Nicol, Giraudo Chiara, Castelli Gioele, Greco Clorinda, Polverosi Roberta, Saetta Marina, Spagnolo Paolo, Balestro Elisabetta
Abstract excerpt
The MUC5B rs35705950 mutant T allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for familial and sporadic IPF. We sought to determine whether MUC5B genotype influences radiological patterns of IPF at diagnosis, as well as their change over time, in patients on antifibrotic therapy. Among eighty-eight IPF patients, previously genotyped for MUC5B rs35705950, we considered seventy-eight patients who were evaluated for...
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