As shown in Figure 7E, the AUC values of CDKN2A, NEDD4, LIAS, NEK7, GLS, and RPL23AP53 at the time of IPF diagnosis were 0.841, 0.727, 0.653, 0.639, 0.63, and 0.609, respectively. This evidence concerns the gene RPL23AP53 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.