Mutation That Causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identified
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 12:42
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have 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.