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A discovery by a Canadian institute enables early diagnosis through blood tests that measure antibody immune responses. The study aims to develop a preventive vaccine.

Scientists have developed a blood test that can predict Crohn's disease years before symptoms appear, paving the way for early diagnosis and potentially for prevention through a vaccine, it was announced today.

The test allows measurement of a person's immune response to flagellin, a protein found in intestinal bacteria of the Lachnospiraceae family.
