Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

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Research

Studies are ongoing to determine the exact cause for inflammatory bowel disease and to develop new treatment options. Possible treatments include new medications to reduce inflammation and a gene-based medication that may help promote healthy tissue growth in some patients. Minor differences in a group of genes (called the telomere repair complex) have been linked to certain autoimmune diseases. Research is ongoing to determine of patients who have IBD show patterns of genetic differ...Read the full article