摘要 |
The present invention provides methods of identifying, diagnosing and screening for inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn's Disease (CD) comprising identifying alleles and polymorphisms, associated with a biological response related to an inflammatory bowel disease. The invention further provides for a method of determining whether a therapy which decreases the levels of TNF- alpha would be effective in treating an inflammatory bowel disease. The invention also provides for an assay system for screening for susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease. |