Scientists identify a mutation that causes inflammatory bowel disease
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 04:35
in Health & Medicine
A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has linked a mouse mutation to an increased susceptibility for developing inflammatory bowel disease - represented in humans as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which together are estimated to affect more than a million people in the United States. The findings may one day lead to new and better treatments for the disease...
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