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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Risk Factors
Common risk factors
- Common risk factors of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis include the following:
- Cigarette smoking:[1]
- Is the most important risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis even years after cessation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD):
- GERD
- Gene mutations which include the following genes:
- Cigarette smoking:[1]
References
- ↑ Baumgartner KB, Samet JM, Stidley CA, Colby TV, Waldron JA (1997). "Cigarette smoking: a risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 155 (1): 242–8. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.155.1.9001319. PMID 9001319.