pulmonary fibrosis
Findings
No curated finding names pulmonary fibrosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Chronic progressive interstitial lung disorder characterized by the replacement of the lung tissue by connective tissue, leading to progressive dyspnea, respiratory failure, or right heart failure. Causes include chronic inflammatory processes, exposure to environmental irritants, radiation therapy, autoimmune disorders, certain drugs, or it may be idiopathic (no identifiable cause).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002771), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- TINF2HGNC:11824
- Moderate · Ambry Genetics · Autosomal dominant · 2016
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: pulmonary fibrosis
- Also called
- pulmonary interstitial fibrosis