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ReviewAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine2014

Genetics and early detection in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Rachel K Putman, Ivan O Rosas, Gary M Hunninghake

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Review in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A meta-analysis examining the association between the MUC5B rs35705950 T/G polymorphism and susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2015
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  10. Incidental discovery of interstitial lung disease: diagnostic approach, surveillance and perspectives.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel K Putman1 Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and.
Ivan O Rosas
Gary M Hunninghake
Brigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

Respiratory Computational Discovery CoreP01HL114501 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI HERSH, CRAIG P · 2013 to 2025
$24.9M
RESPIRATORY RESEARCHT32HL007633 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI George R Washko · 1985 to 2026
$14.9M
Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: Defining the Phenotype, Causes, and Consequences.R01HL111024 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI HUNNINGHAKE, GARY MATTHEW · 2013 to 2022
$6.4M
Phase II Study of Inhales Carbon Monoxide for the Treatment of Idiopathic PulmonaU01HL105371 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GARCIA, JOE G. N., ROSAS, IVAN O. · 2010 to 2014
$5.2M
Fine-mapping Association Analysis of Total IgE on Chr. 20p12 in Costa RicansK08HL092222 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI HUNNINGHAKE, GARY MATTHEW · 2008 to 2012
$689k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL092222NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL114501NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL111024NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007633NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL105371
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic studies hold promise in helping to identify patients with early idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Recent studies using chest computed tomograms (CTs) in smokers and in the general population have demonstrated that imaging abnormalities suggestive of an early stage of pulmonary fibrosis are not uncommon and are associated with respiratory symptoms, physical examination abnormalities, and physiologic decrements expected, but less severe than those noted in patients with IPF. Similarly, recent genetic studies have demonstrated strong and replicable associations between a common promoter polymorphism in the mucin 5B gene (MUC5B) and both IPF and the presence of abnormal imaging findings in the general population. Despite these findings, it is important to note that the definition of early-stage IPF remains unclear, limited data exist to definitively connect abnormal imaging findings to IPF, and genetic studies assessing early-stage pulmonary fibrosis remain in their infancy. In this perspective we provide updated information on interstitial lung abnormalities and their connection to IPF. We summarize information on the genetics of pulmonary fibrosis by focusing on the recent genetic findings of MUC5B. Finally, we discuss the implications of these findings and suggest a roadmap for the use of genetics in the detection of early IPF.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingPolymorphism, GeneticTomography, X-Ray ComputedGenetic MarkersHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMucin-5BGenetic MarkersMUC5B protein, humanMucin-5B

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PMID24547893
PMCPMC4225831
OpenAlexW2145796282

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