Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2011 Apr 21;364(16):1576-7.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1013504.

A variant in the promoter of MUC5B and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Yingze Zhang, Imre Noth, Joe G N Garcia, Naftali Kaminski

A variant in the promoter of MUC5B and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Yingze Zhang et al. N Engl J Med. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Nogee LM, Dunbar AE, III, Wert SE, Askin F, Hamvas A, Whitsett JA. A mutation in the surfactant protein C gene associated with familial interstitial lung disease. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:573–579. - PubMed
    1. Wang Y, Kuan PJ, Xing C, et al. Genetic defects in surfactant protein A2 are associated with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. Am J Hum Genet. 2009;84:52–59. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Seibold MA, Wise AL, Speer MC, et al. A common MUC5B promoter polymorphism and pulmonary fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1503–1512. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Demedts M, Costabel UA. TS/ERS international multidisciplinary consensus classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Eur Respir J. 2002;19:794–796. - PubMed
    1. Kamio K, Matsushita I, Hijikata M, et al. Promoter analysis and aberrant expression of the MUC5b gene in diffuse panbronchiolitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005;171:949–957. - PubMed

Publication types