Genome study suggests new strategies for understanding and treating pulmonary fibrosis
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 19:47
in Biology & Nature
A new genome-wide association study of more than 6,000 people has identified seven new genetic regions associated with pulmonary fibrosis. Researchers have found a number of genes associated with host defense, cell-cell adhesion and DNA repair, which provide clues to possible mechanisms underlying this currently untreatable disease.