Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or IPF, is a progressive lung disease with genetic and environmental causes, affecting 5 million people globally. Although pollutants have long been linked to a range of lung diseases,  no conclusive evidence regarding their link to IPF has been sought thus far. 

The research of Dr. Eun Joo Kim, a post-doctorate researcher at The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, defines the role of cilia in lung repair following injury, and details how cilia related genes may be responsible for the severity of symptoms.

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