Telomeric repeat-containing ribonucleic acid (TERRA) expression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) represents a chronic disease with a progressive course. It is characterized by excessive lung scarring that ultimately contributes to irreversible lung function reduction. Interestingly, a type of long non-coding RNA termed as telomeric repeat-...

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Main Authors: Manal M. El-Desoky, Asem A. Hewidy, Ahmed M. Fouda, Fatma Azzahraa Hisham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-021-00141-4