
Kathleen E TumeltyBoston University | BU · Department of Biochemistry
Kathleen E Tumelty
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and fatal lung disease characterized by the overgrowth, hardening, and scarring of lung tissue. The exact mechanisms of how IPF develops and progresses are unknown. IPF is characterized by extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and accumulation of active transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), which prom...
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