Genetic overlap between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and COVID-19.
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posted on 2022-07-05, 08:07 authored by Richard J Allen, Beatriz Guillen-Guio, Emma Croot, Luke M Kraven, Samuel Moss, Iain Stewart, R Gisli Jenkins, Louise V Wain<p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease potentially leading to long lasting respiratory symptoms and has resulted in over 4 million deaths worldwide. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterised by an aberrant response to alveolar injury leading to progressive scarring of the lungs. Individuals with ILD are at a higher risk of death from COVID-19 [1] </p>
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Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis Mike Bray Research Fellowship
Wellcome Trust 221680/Z/20/Z
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European Respiratory Society, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.03132-2021Author affiliation
Department of Health Sciences, University of LeicesterVersion
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1399-3003Acceptance date
2022-04-07Copyright date
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