Inheritance, Smoking Spawn Mysterious And Deadly Lung Disease
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:00 AM EST
... An incurable, deadly lung disorder, "idiopathic interstitial pneumonia" (IIP), whose causes were mysterious arises from a combination of a genetic predisposition and damage due to inhaled chemicals, notably from cigarette smoking, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found. ...
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