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Connective Tissue Growth Factor Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in (Familial) Pulmonary Fibrosis and Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.

Dymph KlayJoanne J van der VisSuzan M RoothaanTri Q NguyenJan C GruttersRoel GoldschmedingColine H M van Moorsel
Published in: Lung (2021)
CTGF rs6918698G associates with spIPF and with FPF, but not with CTD-ILD in a Dutch cohort. CTGF is localized in lung tissue involved in IPF pathogenesis. Further research into the role of this SNP on CTGF expression and fibrogenesis is warranted.
Keyphrases
  • interstitial lung disease
  • growth factor
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • systemic sclerosis
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • poor prognosis
  • binding protein
  • high density
  • genetic diversity