Researchers at Örebro University have identified blood markers that can indicate who is at risk of developing ulcerative colitis – a chronic inflammatory bowel disease – later in life. These markers may be present for many years before the first symptoms appear. In their study published in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, researchers analyzed blood samples from a large population study to identify a specific antibody called anti-integrin αvβ6.
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