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Do you assess telomere length in all patients with IPF prior to lung transplant?

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Pulmonology · University of Colorado School of Medicine

I do not check telomere length before lung transplants. I also do not check telomere length while evaluating causes of diffuse parenchymal lung disease. I do look for clinical evidence of short telomeres when evaluating patients for lung transplants with fibrotic lung disease or evaluating diffuse l...

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