Sentences with phrase «with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis»
April 17, 2013 Gene study helps understand pulmonary fibrosis A new study looking at the genomes of more than 1,500 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare and devastating lung disease, found multiple genetic associations with the disease, including one gene variant that was linked to an increase in the risk of death.
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Palmer said the multi-site registry will help doctors who treat patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis better understand how to diagnose and manage the disease, while it will also help researchers uncover the basic causes and mechanisms of the disease.
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«Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cases linked with asbestos exposure.»
Research Focus: My research projects are focused on the roles of TNF family members linked to fibrotic disorders associated with scleroderma, atopic dermatitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and asthma.
A progressive scarring of the lungs with no effective treatment, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) affects approximately 50,000 Americans annually, and like some cancers often is fatal within three years.