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Editorial
. 2023 May 15;207(10):1264-1266.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202301-0098ED.

Using Families to Study Pulmonary Fibrosis Genetics

Richard J Allen  1
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Editorial

Using Families to Study Pulmonary Fibrosis Genetics

Richard J Allen. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • The Genetic Landscape of Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis.
    Liu Q, Zhou Y, Cogan JD, Mitchell DB, Sheng Q, Zhao S, Bai Y, Ciombor KK, Sabusap CM, Malabanan MM, Markin CR, Douglas K, Ding G, Banovich NE, Nickerson DA, Blue EE, Bamshad MJ, Brown KK, Schwartz DA, Phillips JA 3rd, Martinez-Barricarte R, Salisbury ML, Shyr Y, Loyd JE, Kropski JA, Blackwell TS. Liu Q, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 May 15;207(10):1345-1357. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202204-0781OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 36622818 Free PMC article.

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