GENEVA, April 6 -- OSAKA UNIVERSITY (1-1, Yamadaoka, Suita-shi, Osaka5650871), 国立大学法人大阪大学 (大阪府吹田市山田丘1番1号), OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. (2-9, Kanda Tsukasa-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo1018535), 大塚製薬株式会社 (東京都千代田区神田司町2丁目9番地) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2024/034247) for "BIOMARKER FOR DIAGNOSING PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY FIBROSIS, PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY FIBROSIS TESTING METHOD USING SAID BIOMARKER, AND USE OF SAME...