Exome-wide association study identifies a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 variant associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk in Koreans.

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease with poor prognosis, shaped by both environmental and genetic factors. While genome-wide association studies have identified several IPF risk loci, the genetic…

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