An RF model was then constructed to choose 11 candidate m6A regulators (LRPPRC, METTL3, FTO, METTL16, METTL14, VIRMA, CBLL1, FMR1, YTHDC2, ZC3H13, and YTHDC1) to predict the incidence of IPF. This evidence concerns the gene YTHDC2 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.