Clinical and Pathologic Features of Familial Interstitial Pneumonia

Abstract

These findings suggest that FIP may be caused by an interaction between a specific environmental exposure and a gene (or genes) that predisposes to the development of several subtypes of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.

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MedicineFamily historyOdds ratioPedigree chartUsual interstitial pneumoniaDiffusing capacityIdiopathic interstitial pneumoniaInterstitial lung diseaseSiblingPneumoniaMedical historyInternal medicinePathologyLungGenetics

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 172
Issue: 9
Pages: 1146-1152
Citations: 420
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                                    Mark P. Steele, 
                                
                                    Marcy C. Speer, 
                                
                                    James E. Loyd
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Clinical and Pathologic Features of Familial Interstitial Pneumonia. 
                            American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
                            , 172
                            (9)
                            , 1146-1152.
                            https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200408-1104oc
                        

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DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200408-1104oc