flagellin
Britishnoun
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The blood test focuses on how the immune system reacts to flagellin, a protein found on certain gut bacteria.
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Detecting antibodies to flagellin years before symptoms appear suggests that this immune response may help trigger the disease rather than simply result from it, Dr. Croitoru said.
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Previous research by collaborators at the University of Alabama, led by Dr. Charles Elson, resulted in a test that detects antibodies against flagellin.
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That work showed that people with Crohn's disease often have higher antibody levels directed at flagellin from Lachnospiraceae bacteria.
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"We wanted to know: do people who are at risk, who are healthy now, have these antibodies against flagellin?" said Dr. Croitoru.
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