Clinical Research Directory

Eligibility Requirements: 1. Bloodline members of an affected individual from a family in which two or more members of a family are known to have Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia (IIP) and who have no personal diagnosis of IIP or IPF 2. Sibling or adult child of an affected individual Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to understand the requirements of the study or be unwilling to provide written informed consent (as evidenced by signature on an informed consent document approved by the IRB). 2. Inability to travel to Nashville for 1-2 outpatient visits and/or complete a written or online version of the Interstitial Lung Disease Questionnaire 3. Age \< 40 or \>75 years old. If the affected relative was younger than 50 years old at the time of IIP diagnosis, potential subjects between age 18 and 40 years may participate when they are up to 10 years younger than the age at relative's diagnosis. 4. Underlying disease with signs and symptoms that could be confused with IIP or IPF symptoms (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis or other connective tissue diseases, occupational lung disease, chemotherapy, etc.) 5. Thought to be unsuitable for participation in the study in the opinion of the investigator