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A large-scale study shows that antibody patterns in the blood could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis. ERT News
Dr Bourgonje and his colleagues at Mount Sinai and at the Medical University of Vienna examined blood samples from US military personnel. LiFO
They examined 2,000 samples from 500 individuals: 200 later developed Crohn's disease, 200 ulcerative colitis and 100 neither of the two diseases. LiFO
In patients who later developed Crohn's disease, the presence of antibodies against the Epstein-Barr virus was observed more frequently, with differences visible ten years before diagnosis. Kontra News
Bourgonje said that this is not yet a test that can warn someone that they will get sick. LiFO
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Kontra News writes that in ulcerative colitis, antibodies against flagellin were found, among others. Kontra News
LiFO writes that in ulcerative colitis the pattern included antibodies against one of the body's own proteins. LiFO
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