Scientists gather clues in search for fibrosis answers

NCT ID NCT00084305

Summary

This study aims to understand what causes pulmonary fibrosis, a serious lung-scarring disease. Researchers will collect and analyze blood and tissue samples from about 315 people, including patients with fibrosis, their relatives, and healthy volunteers. The goal is to learn more about the disease's mechanisms, not to test a new treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Conditions

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