Major cause of IBD found?
Media coverage:
www.bbc.com
www.ft.com
www.nature.com
Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
Scientists have found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease.
www.bbc.com
Scientists look to cancer drug to treat bowel disease
‘Gene desert’ research boosts knowledge of chronic disease mechanisms and promises to unlock novel therapies
www.ft.com
Seems like this is the actual study behind it:
A disease-associated gene desert directs macrophage inflammation through ETS2 – Nature
ETS2—which is associated with inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and Takayasu’s arteritis—is a central regulator of human inflammatory macrophages.
www.nature.com
What makes it quite strange, is the authors do not seem to distinguish between Crohn’s or UC very consciously, some part of the study is exclusively about Crohn’s, but then they take a lot of…
