Genetics and innate and adaptive immunity in IBD.

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an abnormal inflammatory response within the gut to a trigger that has yet to be identified. The family history in many patients, especially those with Crohn's disease, suggests a genetic predisposition. It has been hypothesized that the abnormal inflammatory response is due in part to genetic alterations in the normal homeostatic processes that regulate host interactions with...

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