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It is being targeted specifically at ulcerative colitis, a gastrointestinal disease caused by an overactive immune system.
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After three weeks the patients were asked if they had seen an improvement in their IBS, a common gastrointestinal disease that can cause abdominal pain and discomfort.
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Horvath K, Perman JA. Autistic disorder and gastrointestinal disease.
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It is already on the market to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, a gastrointestinal disorder.
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In all, they say, there have been three confirmed cases of PML in Tysabri patients, two of them in subjects with multiple sclerosis and one in a subject with Crohn's disease, a gastrointestinal ailment.
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Ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon, while Crohn's disease can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract.
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One piece of evidence is in the trials Demetri conducted of Sutent for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), a deadly disease but a tiny market.
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Valicenti-McDermott M, et al. Frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorders and association with family history of autoimmune disease.
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