MUC5B rs35705950 minor allele associates with older age and better survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Joanne J van der VisAntje PrasseElizabetta A RenzoniCarmel J W StockCanay CaliskanToby M MaherFrancesco BonellaRaphael BorieBruno CrestaniMartin PetrekWim A WuytsAnne E WindPhilip L MolyneauxJan C GruttersColine H M van MoorselPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2022)
MUC5B minor allele carriage associates with a better median transplant-free survival of 16 months in the European IPF population aged over 56 years. MUC5B genotype status might aid disease prognostication in clinical management of IPF patients.