Nicholas Viegas

Dogs Are a Poor Taxonomic Model for Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but Are Potentially Functionally Relevant for Human Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing inflammatory condition affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Human IBD consists of two major subtypes, Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) which continue to have large global health and economic implications...