MUC5B and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: A polymorphism in the MUC5B promoter region was strongly associated with familial and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF; the most common IIP type) [3], but it has not been found to be a susceptibility locus for SSc or SSc-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) [4–6].