A Mutation In <I>SFTPA1</i> Causes Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University Press

A Mutation In <I>SFTPA1</i> Causes Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Compared to lung tissue from a control mouse (left), lung tissue from a mouse expressing mutant SFTPA1 (right) contains numerous fibrotic lesions (blue), scar tissue that is typical of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Takezaki et al., 2019

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