Study links antibody patterns to inflammatory bowel disease years before diagnosis
Research suggests that blood antibody patterns may indicate inflammatory bowel disease risk up to a decade before diagnosis.
New research suggests that patterns of antibodies in blood could help identify people at risk of inflammatory bowel disease years before they receive a diagnosis. The findings concern Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
The researchers said the work raises the possibility of identifying people at risk earlier, before symptoms appear.