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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory bowel disease of the human intestine resulting in significant organ damage and reduced quality of life.
Wu & Shen 2020 Front. Immunol. 11: 554880
Dell’Avalle et al. 2022 Expert Opin. Investig. Drugs 31: 145-161

Crohn’s disease (CD) can affect any part of the GI tract from the oral cavity to the perianal area
Olaisen et al. 2021

10-30% Is Familial

Typical clinical scenario: abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, weight loss, and fatigue.
Torres et al. 2017 Lancet 389(10080): 1741-55

CD is characterized by segmental transmural inflammation of the intestinal mucosa that may occur anywhere in the [gast…