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MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: We identified loci on chromosomes 4 (FAM13A; rs7690839), 5 (TERT; rs7734992), 6 (DSP; rs2076295), and 11 (MUC5B; rs35705950) that were significantly associated with risk of IPF. Importantly, the sentinel variants in each of these loci are the same as, or in strong linkage disequilibrium with, the risk variants that have been observed in studies of European ancestry populations. In aggregate, common variants (not including the MUC5B promoter variant) account for approximately 25% of the risk of developing IPF in these East Asian ancestry cohorts. Moreover, local ancestry analysis indicates that the presence of MUC5B promoter variant in the East Asian population is not a result of admixture with European ancestry populations. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the IPF risk loci in East Asian populations are shared with those of European ancestry populations, although their risk allele frequencies and effect sizes differ. 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