| Budget Amount *help |
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of the current study is to identify the genetic factor(s) involved in the drug-induced interstitial lung disease and the acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Using the exome sequencing analysis performed on DNA from 18 patient with gefitinib-induced interstitial lung disease, we have identified 2 genes that bear alterations that are specific to Japanese. These 2 genes are located in the signal transduction pathway of tyrosine kinases, and may be responsible to the etiology of the disease. We are currently performing the functional analyses of these genetic alterations.
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