| PF | Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| IPF | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| UIP | Usual Interstitial Pneumonia |
| NSIP | Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| MR | Mendelian Randomization |
| pQTL | Protein Quantitative Trait Loci |
| GWAS | Genome-Wide Association Studies |
| PPI | Protein–Protein Interaction |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| IVW | Inverse-Variance Weighted |
| MR-PRESSO | Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum and Outlier |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| EMT | Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| SNP | Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| MAPK8 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8 |
| CDH1 | Cadherin 1 |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| VTN | Vitronectin |
| COL1A1 | Collagen Type I Alpha 1 |
| TGFB3 | Transforming Growth Factor Beta 3 |
| TIMP3 | Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases 3 |
| COMP | Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein |
| LYN | Tyrosine-Protein Kinase Lyn |
| EZR | Ezrin |