The rs1476792 SNP was also validated in ADs and is associated to RPS6KB2 (ribosomal protein), previously implicated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung radiotoxicity via regulation of the mTOR signaling pathway [71, 72] and was dysregulated in World Trade Center responders with associated sarcoidosis [73]. Here, MTOR is linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.