Among these, AGER, COL1A1, COL3A1, IGF1, and SPP1, as already mentioned, have been linked to IPF pathogenesis (Wan et al., 2021; IJMS, 2024b; Hernandez et al., 2020; MicroRNA, 2024). The gene discussed is AGER; the disease is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.