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First question I have is Has anyone out there had any success using Medifast for help with weight loss? Thanks for any response. 2nd question I got is.. NIH Researchers Discover Mutations in Two Genes that Cause Early-Onset IBD: Finding Enables Successful Treatment of a Previously Treatment-Resistant Patient.

An international team including researchers from the National Institutes of Health has discovered that mutations in either of two related genes cause a severe and rare form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in young children. Discovery of the genetic mutations allowed the researchers to successfully treat one of the study patients with a.

Bone marrow transplant.

..

The patient, who had not responded to other therapies, showed dramatic improvement following the.

Bone marrow transplant.

And has remained in remission from IBD for more than a year. "This is a milestone in IBD.

Research.

, providing us with further insight into what causes IBD and how to treat it," said CCFA's Chief Medical Advisor, R. Balfour Sartor, MD. "However, bone marrow transplants can have serious, sometimes fatal, adverse outcomes. For example, the patient described in this study developed graft vs host disease, despite obtaining the transplant marrow from a sibling.".

These genes continue to be investigated by CCFA's Pediatric Network, through efforts led by Scott Snapper, MD, PhD, who is co-author of this study and Chair of the CCFA.

Research.

Initiatives Committee. The.

Research.

Will be published in the Nov. 19, 2009 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, and is now available on the journal's web site..

Http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content....

News from.

Http://www.ccfa.org.

So what do you understand from this news?..

Comments (13)

Hmm... I need to find out myself. I don't know what is the answer to that question. I'll do some investigation and get back to you if I find an anything. You should email the people at Medifast as they probably can answer it..

Comment #1

Progress! Every step forward helps. I may not be able to benefit from this but 20 years down the road my grandchildren may, if they inherit the genes for this mess..

I am always thrilled by any news that someone is working on it in.

Research.

May they be blessed with more success..

At the very least, the info coming out of gene.

Research.

Is showing that gene mutations have a lot to do with IBD's. More ammo for us to give those who still think we "bring it on" ourselves in some strange way...

Comment #2

Wow that's crazy. It's wonderful that they are doing.

Research.

But holy cow. I have to wonder if having a.

Bone marrow transplant.

Is a better alternative than the j-pouch.

Surgery.

If only one condition is present...

Comment #3

Some people dont respond to treatments and end up dying from Crohns. If your symptoms are under control however, or respond to steroids still, I would not recommend getting this treatment as it could potentially kill you..

I am thinking about signing up for it even though it's not FDA approved yet. You can have it done in Canada for 60k..

This is not to be confused with another type of stem cell therapy where they inject umbilical cells into your spinal fluid....this is a bone marrow stem cell treatment from your own bone marrow...

Comment #4

" Wow that's crazy. It's wonderful that they are doing.

Research.

But holy cow. I have to wonder if having a.

Bone marrow transplant.

Is a better alternative than the j-pouch.

Surgery.

If only one condition is present. ".

I prefer taking up this medicine instead of taking a prat of my body loooooool. Doing the.

Surgery.

Won't help you, but your misery will really start after it especially if you've chrohns'......

Comment #5

"I am thinking about signing up for it even though it's not FDA approved yet. You can have it done in Canada for 60k.".

I've looked for the details but had no luck......

Comment #6

A lot of people on the Multiple Sclerosis forum are more educated about stem cell transplants. If you join that group and make a post about it some of them might be able to point you in the right direction..

Let them know that you are looking into the bone marrow stem cell therapy where they reset your immune system, rather than the method that is offered in Costa Rica where they dont destroy then regrow a new immune system but just inject stem cells into the spinal fluid...

Comment #7

Bone marrow transplants are still very dangerous and can result in death..

However, I would love to sign up for one. I also have MS and it might be able to cure both conditions...

Comment #8


This question was taken from a support group/message board and re-posted here so others can learn from it.