Cross-ancestry evaluation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis genetic risk variants
Ritah Nabunje, Beatriz Guillén‐Guío, Tamara Hernández-Beeftink, Ebrima Joof, Olivia C. Leavy, Toby M. Maher, Philip L. Molyneux, Justin M. Oldham, Imre Noth, Amaia Urrutia, Myriam Aburto, Carlos Flores, Gisli R. Jenkins, Louise V. Wain, Richard J. Allen
This study evaluates the genetic risk variants for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in non-European populations, finding partial replication and ancestry-specific effects, with rs35705950 as the most consistent signal.
medRxiv · Apr 25, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine