TMEM173 variants were also found in many human diseases such as esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (18), colon cancer (19), lung diseases including familial interstitial lung disease (20), and severe pulmonary fibrosis (21) and drives lethal coagulation in sepsis (22), These findings make TMEM173 a potential therapeutic target for both cancers and inflammatory diseases. The gene discussed is STING1; the disease is pulmonary fibrosis.