$3.6 million grant backs effort to better treat Crohn’s disease (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

$3.6 million grant backs effort to better treat Crohn’s disease

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“Why some patients respond to therapy and others do not, or why some patients develop severe complications while others have only mild symptoms, is a mystery that we are trying to solve,” said Sana Syed, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist at UVA Children’s.

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Dan Addison | UVA Communications

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