Scientists hunt for the hidden roots of gut disease
NCT ID NCT01169207
Summary
This long-running study aims to discover the genetic and environmental factors that cause inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Researchers are collecting blood samples from thousands of people, including those with IBD, their family members, and healthy volunteers for comparison. The goal is to build a large resource to understand why these chronic gut diseases develop, which could lead to better future treatments.
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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