Irritable bowel syndrome can have genetic causes

Irritations of the bowel can have genetic causes. Researchers at the Institute of Human Genetics at Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered this correlation. The causes of what is known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), one of the most common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, are considered unclear - making diagnosis and treatment extremely difficult. The results from Heidelberg, which were published in the prestigious jour-nal "Human Molecular Genetics", improve the outlook for an effective medication against a disease that is frequently played down as a func-tional disorder.

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