BACKGROUND Although Hamman and Rich described the pathologic features of four
patients with unexplained interstitial pneumonia in 1944 (5), it was not until the 1960s that …

The natural history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been characterized as a
steady, predictable decline in lung function over time. Recent evidence suggests that some …

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically
significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this …

This document is an international evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis and
management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and is a collaborative effort of the American …

Background: In 2002 the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society
(ATS/ERS) classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) defined seven specific …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

Background: This American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Japanese
Respiratory Society, and Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax guideline updates prior …

Denaturant m values, the dependence of the free energy of unfolding on denaturant
concentration, have been collected for a large set of proteins. The m value correlates very …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer
worldwide. To explore the genetic origins of this cancer, we used whole-exome sequencing …

Background Options for women at high risk for breast cancer include surveillance,
chemoprevention, and prophylactic mastectomy. The data on the outcomes for surveillance …