Assessment of viral RNA in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using RNA-seq
Yin Q, Strong MJ, Zhuang Y, Flemington EK, Kaminski N, de Andrade JA, Lasky JA. Assessment of viral RNA in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using RNA-seq. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2020, 20: 81. PMID: 32245461, PMCID: PMC7119082, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-1114-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisViral RNA expressionViral infectionPulmonary fibrosisPathogenesis of IPFLung biopsy samplesRNA expressionHerpes virus infectionLow-level evidenceReal-time RT-PCRAcute exacerbationControl lungsLung tissueVirus infectionBiopsy samplesSelect virusesPossible associationInfectionRT-PCRStatistical differenceNext-generation sequencingViral RNAFibrosisVirusRNA-seq results