MUC5B Promoter Polymorphism and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
Variants in the gene encoding mucin 5B ( MUC5B ) have been associated with interstitial fibrosis. This study shows a relationship between the presence of the associated variants in MUC5B and interstitial lung abnormalities in participants in a Framingham study cohort. Subclinical interstitial lung a...
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| Vydané v: | The New England journal of medicine Ročník 368; číslo 23; s. 2192 - 2200 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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Waltham, MA
Massachusetts Medical Society
06.06.2013
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406 |
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| Shrnutí: | Variants in the gene encoding mucin 5B (
MUC5B
) have been associated with interstitial fibrosis. This study shows a relationship between the presence of the associated variants in
MUC5B
and interstitial lung abnormalities in participants in a Framingham study cohort.
Subclinical interstitial lung abnormalities are relatively common findings on imaging studies in smokers and elderly persons.
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Accumulating evidence suggests that these abnormalities may precede the development of clinically relevant pulmonary fibrosis.
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However, it is not known whether there is a genetic association between interstitial lung abnormalities and pulmonary fibrosis in the general population.
Recently, a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs35705950) in the promoter of the gene encoding mucin 5B (
MUC5B
) was shown to be associated with both familial interstitial pneumonia and sporadic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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In addition, the
MUC5B
variant was associated with increased expression of MUC5B in . . . |
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| Bibliografia: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 The authors’ affiliations are listed in the Appendix. |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1216076 |