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Published in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Review

Genetic testing in diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Authors: Paolo Spagnolo, Fabrizio Luppi, Stefania Cerri, Luca Richeldi

Published in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) represent a diverse group of disorders affecting the distal lung parenchyma, specifically the tissue and spaces surrounding the alveoli, which may be filled with inflammatory cells, proliferating fibroblasts or established fibrosis, often leading to architectural distortion and impaired gas exchange. While the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms are known or inferred for some DPLD (such as sarcoidosis, silicosis, drug reactions and collagen vascular diseases), the pathogenesis of the majority of these entities - particularly those characterized by progressive fibrosis - is poorly understood.
Several lines of evidence indicate that the development of pulmonary fibrosis is genetically determined. They include: 1. familial clustering; 2. the occurrence of pulmonary fibrosis in the context of rare inherited disorders; 3. substantial variability in the development of pulmonary fibrosis amongst individuals exposed to organic or inorganic dusts; 4. difference in susceptibility to fibrogenic stimuli amongst inbred strains of mice.
This review focuses on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and sarcoidosis, the two most common DPLD and the two entities for which there is stronger evidence of a genetic predisposition, although how aberrant genes interact with each other and with environmental factors, such as smoking in IPF and infectious agents in sarcoidosis, in determining disease susceptibility and clinical phenotypes is largely unknown. Finally, we discuss practical issues and implications for both patients and physicians of recent advances in the genetics of sarcoidosis and IPF.
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Metadata
Title
Genetic testing in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Authors
Paolo Spagnolo
Fabrizio Luppi
Stefania Cerri
Luca Richeldi
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1750-1172
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-7-79

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