Telomeres linked to origins of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have now discovered that telomeres, the structures that protect the chromosomes, are at the origin of pulmonary fibrosis. This is the first time that telomere damage has been identified as a cause of the disease. This finding opens up new avenues for the development of therapies to treat a disease for which there is currently no treatment.