Genetic association of telomere length, obesity and tobacoo smoking with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk

• Main Authors: Wenjuan Wu (Author), Chenghai Li (Author), Xiaoming Zhu (Author), Xueya Liu (Author), Ping Li (Author), Ruijie Wan (Author), Xinhui Wu (Author), Song Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Due to the inadequacy of published evidence, association of telomere length (TL), obesity and tobacco smoking with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains unclear. The aim of the study was to explore whether these exposures genetically affected the risk of the disease. Method...