Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease for which there is currently no cure, but it can be treated to some extent. A new study by scientists from the British Francis Crick Institute and the Danish University of Aalborg has demonstrated that this disease can now be detected much earlier than before, which will open up many more possibilities for treating this disease. This is what it says publication V Cell Reports Medicine.
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During their research, scientists analyzed the results of testing 20 thousand patients suffering from Crohn’s disease before they were diagnosed. The researchers looked at small changes in 17 different biomarkers in the human body, including markers of inflammation and levels of minerals such as iron.
Because the scientists examined such a large amount of data, they were able to notice subtle changes that would have been easy to miss otherwise. According to the researchers, they first appeared 8 years before the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease and 3 years before the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, which is also a type of inflammatory bowel disease.
Although the identified biomarkers have only a “modest” ability to predict the development of this type of illness, they indicate that the corresponding diseases can begin to affect the human body very early, which is a significant step forward towards early testing and more accurate diagnosis. Scientists believe that further research could explore what kind of therapy or preventative measures could reduce the impact of these diseases or even stop their development completely.
2023-11-10 16:20:59
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