A case-control study to investigate whether job exposures are an under-recognized cause of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) using an interview to collect information about previous jobs and a blood test to investigate genetic susceptibility.
Name: Computer-assisted telephone interview
Name: Genetic analysis
Description: estimated using logistic regression for any vs no asbestos exposure and adjusting for age and smoking status
Measure: Association between asbestos exposure and IPF Time: 2 yearsDescription: estimated using logistic regression for categories of cumulative exposure and adjusting for age and smoking status
Measure: Dose-response relationship between asbestos exposure and IPF Time: 2 yearsDescription: MUC5B rs35705950 and asbestos exposure odds ratio.
Measure: Gene-environment interaction (for MUC5B rs35705950 and asbestos exposure) odds ratio. Time: 2 yearsCase-Control
There is one SNP
Gene-environment interaction (for MUC5B rs35705950 and asbestos exposure) odds ratio.. MUC5B rs35705950 and asbestos exposure odds ratio..