CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER Los Angeles (June 8, 2021) — IBDs, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic conditions that occur when the intestinal immune system becomes overreactive, causing chronic diarrhea and other digestive symptoms. In a published survey at the beginning of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, 70% of IBD patients reported concern about side effects...
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Genetic risk for fatal blood clots identified in IBD patients
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Blood clots are the biggest cause of death in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease. In a retrospective study recently published in the journal Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that a combination of rare...