Rodriguez, L. R.
Bui, S. N.
Beuschel, R. T.
Ellis, E.
Liberti, E. M.
Chhina, M. K.
Cannon, B.
Lemma, M.
Nathan, S. D.
Grant, G. M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
George Mason University
Inova Health System (Lung Fund, Lung Fund)
Article History
Received: 8 April 2019
Accepted: 26 May 2019
First Online: 13 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: IPF lung tissue was obtained through Inova Fairfax Hospital (VA). All normal control lungs were obtained through the Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC). Appropriate consent was obtained for each patient and donor lung by Inova Fairfax hospital and the WRTC. This study was approved by the Inova Fairfax Hospital Internal Review Board (IRB #06.083) and the George Mason University Human Subject Review Board (Exemption #5022).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare they have no competing interests.