Myelodysplastic syndromes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a dangerous liaison

Abstract Previous studies have shown that the co-existence of bone marrow failure and pulmonary fibrosis in a single patient or in a family is suggestive of telomere related genes (TRG) germline mutations. This study presents the genetic background, clinical characteristics, and outcome of a group o...

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Main Authors: Spyros A. Papiris, Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Caroline Kannengiesser, Lykourgos Kolilekas, Konstantinos Gkirkas, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Patrick Revy, Paschalina Giouleka, Georgia Papadaki, Konstantinos Kagouridis, Vassiliki Pappa, Raphael Borie, Catherine Boileau, Demosthenes Bouros, Bruno Crestani, Effrosyni D. Manali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1151-6