Aberrant and Ectopic Cell Populations in Restrictive Allograft Syndrome after Lung Transplantation.
Considering the multifaceted differences of RAS and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a surprising general principle of an entity-spanning composition of the fibrotic niche by aberrant basaloid cells localized at the fibrotic edge, ectopic COL15A1+ pVECs and CTHRC1+ fibrotic fibroblasts is revealed.