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Crohn's med could treat severe form of arthritis
A medication currently being tested to treat Crohn's disease could also help ease a severe form of spinal arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The new Crohn's med, which is currently in clinical trials, treats Crohn's by suppressing the activity a particular gene. Researchers now say the same gene is involved in AS, and they believe the Crohn's med could help relieve this condition as well.
(National Review of Medicine) UPDATED 11/13/2007Click here to read the full story
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