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Area of Science:
- Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine
- Medical Classification Systems
- Genetics and Genomics in Disease
Background:
- Interstitial lung diseases (ILD), also known as diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD), encompass a wide spectrum of rare and common respiratory disorders.
- Accurate classification is crucial for understanding disease mechanisms, genetic and environmental risk factors, and developing personalized treatment strategies.
- Existing classification systems often lack a unified approach, particularly in integrating pediatric and adult cases and leveraging molecular data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a historical overview of ILD classification systems in adult and pediatric pneumology.
- To propose and advocate for an etiologic classification framework for ILD.
- To highlight the importance of molecularly defined entities for precision medicine and the integration of -omics data in understanding idiopathic lung diseases.
Main Methods:
- Review of historical ILD classification systems.
- Development of a proposed etiologic classification with four main categories: lung-only, systemic disease-related, exposure-related, and vascular disorders.
- Consideration of data from the European children's ILD register (chILD-EU) to inform clinical practice and registry work.
Main Results:
- The proposed etiologic classification integrates adult and pediatric lung diseases into a single system.
- It categorizes ILDs into lung-only, systemic disease-related, exposure-related, and vascular disorders.
- Genomics and other -omics data are identified as central to advancing the understanding and treatment of idiopathic lung diseases.
Conclusions:
- An etiologic classification system offers a unified approach for both clinical practice and research in ILD.
- Splitting diseases into molecularly defined entities is essential for precision medicine.
- A systems' medicine approach integrating diverse data is the future direction for advancing ILD care and bringing precision medicine to patients.