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Case Reports
. 1980 Oct;78(4):591-4.
doi: 10.1378/chest.78.4.591.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in monozygotic twins. The importance of genetic predisposition

S Javaheri, D H Lederer, J A Pella, G J Mark, B W Levine
Case Reports

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in monozygotic twins. The importance of genetic predisposition

S Javaheri et al. Chest. 1980 Oct.

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) proved by lung biopsy occurred in a pair of monozygotic twin brothers who had lived apart for many years. Histopathology of the two cases was almost identical. The purpose of this report is to substantiate the role of genetic factors in the development of IPF.

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