Abstract:
The present invention also provides various methods, kits and compositions for diagnosing, prognosing, and treating various conditions including but not limited to inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Also, the present invention provides various methods, kits and compositions for determining susceptibility to or a low probability of various conditions including but not limited to inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. These methods, kits and compositions may involve detecting risk/protective variants or haplotypes, serological markers, increased or decreased gene methylation, and increased or decreased cytokine secretion.