Intestinal Inflammation Linked To Systemic Chromosome Damage

UCLA scientists have linked for the first time intestinal inflammation with systemic chromosome damage in mice, a finding that may lead to the early identification and treatment of human inflammatory disorders, some of which increase risk for several types of cancer. Researchers found that local intestinal inflammation induced DNA damage to lymphocytes of the peripheral blood circulating throughout the body.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on June 4th, 2009