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Your blood could reveal inflammatory bowel disease 10 years before diagnosis


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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Immune changes could signal inflammatory bowel disease up to 10 years before diagnosis