Genetic Variations Linked With Ulcerative Colitis ID’ed By Researchers

Genetic Variations Linked With Ulcerative Colitis ID'ed By Researchers

The BBC News has reported that genetic variations associated with ulcerative colitis have been identified by a team of German and British researchers.

According to the news service, it said that their findings may lead to improved treatments for the common inflammatory bowel condition.

It is noteworthy of mention that the scientists scanned the genomes of 1,000 people with ulcerative colitis and 800 healthy people and found that those with the condition had key variations in genetic regions directly alongside the gene that produces interleukin 10, a compound that regulates inflammation.

For interested persons, the findings were published in the journal Nature Genetics.

The BBC News reports that it was already known that people with first-degree relatives with ulcerative colitis have a higher risk of the condition, but the individual genes involved hadn't been identified.


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