Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly lung disease of unclear etiology, lacks sufficient therapeutic options. We extensively mapped the spatial transcriptomes of patient lungs and made translational comparisons with a mouse model of lung fibrosis, providing insights into disease mechanisms and the utility of the animal model for drug discovery.
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This is a summary of: Franzén, L. et al. Mapping spatially resolved transcriptomes in human and mouse pulmonary fibrosis. Nat. Genet. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01819-2 (2024).
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Mapping the lung fibrosis transcriptome of mice and men. Nat Genet (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01833-4
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