Site of inflammatory bowel disease crucial: Genetic similarity suggests Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis form a continuum of subtypes in the bowel
Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 22:00
in Health & Medicine
A new understanding of inflammatory bowel diseases has been prompted by the analysis of genetic and clinical data from more than 30,000 patients. This study reveals that genetic factors affect the location of the inflammation in the gut, with implications for diagnosis and treatment of patients.