Blood antibody patterns may flag bowel disease up to 10 years early
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- Antibody patterns in the blood appeared up to 10 years before diagnosis.
- The patterns may help predict who will develop Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
- They may also distinguish people at risk of more complicated disease.
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The study points to measurable warning signs in the blood long before inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed. The patterns may help separate people who will develop Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis from those who will not. The source describes these as research findings, so any clinical use would still need further testing.
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A major study has uncovered hidden warning signs of inflammatory bowel disease in the blood up to 10 years before diagnosis. Researchers discovered distinct antibody patterns that could help predict who would later develop Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, even distinguishing people at risk of more complicated disease.
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