Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis

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• Antibody patterns in blood may predict inflammatory bowel disease up to a decade before diagnosis, according to new research.
• Scientists at Mount Sinai and the Medical University of Vienna tested 2,000 blood samples from 500 US military personnel, 400 of whom later developed Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.