New method divides patients with ulcerative colitis in groups

(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a way of using gene expression conserved across species to divide patients with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis into two distinct groups. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications, and the researchers hope that the method can also be used to subdivide other autoimmune diseases.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/ki-nmd062819.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news