Cause Of Ulcerative Colitis Found To Be A Deficiency In Immune System
In a series of mouse experiments, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have pinpointed a specific immune deficiency as the likely fundamental cause of ulcerative colitis, a chronic, sometimes severe inflammatory disease of the colon or large intestine that afflicts half a million Americans. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on October 5th, 2007