%0 Journal Article %A VABEDI, PARVIZ %T REPORT OF FOUR CASES OF FAMILIAL IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS %J Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran %V 2 %N 4 %U http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1241-en.html %R %D 1989 %K %X A 25 year old male and his 46 year old aunt presented with shortness of breath and a dramatic response to steroids. The other two patients are sisters with more advanced disease. One of these responded partially to steroids, while the other died within 4 months of treatment. The genetic basis and pathogenesis are discussed. %> http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1241-en.pdf %P 313-316 %& 313 %! %9 case report %L A-10-1-485 %+ From the Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Islamic Republic of Iran. %G eng %@ 1016-1430 %[ 1989