The Role of Herpes Viruses in Pulmonary Fibrosis

The Role of Herpes Viruses in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a serious lung disease which can result from known genetic or environmental exposures but is more commonly idiopathic (IPF). In familial PF (FPF), the majority of identified causal genes play key roles in the maintenance of telomeres, the protective end structures of chrom...

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Main Authors: Anna Duckworth, Hilary J. Longhurst, Jane K. Paxton, Chris J. Scotton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
pulmonary fibrosis
herpes virus
CMV
EBV
telomeres
senescence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.704222/full

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