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pulmonary fibrosis (DOID:3770)
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Synonyms: Fibrosis of lung
Alt IDs: MESH:D011658, NCI:C26869, UMLS_CUI:C0034069
Definition: An interstitial lung disease that is characterized by destruction, scarring, and thickening of the interstitial lung tissues and progressive pulmonary function loss in a restrictive pattern, has_symptom progressive shortness of breath, fatigue, and chronic cough, possibly has_material_basis_in exposure to certain chemicals, autoimmune conditions, and radiation. It can be caused by inhaling hazardous chemicals, certain diseases, medication and genetics or unknown causes.

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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