A GWAS of 1,616 IPF cases and 4,683 control subjects confirmed some previously identified associated loci such as TERT and MUC5B, and identified novel associations in or near FAM13A, DSP, OBFC1, ATP11A, DPP9, and in the 7q22 and 15q14-15 regions (70). This evidence concerns the gene MUC5B and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.