Disease Ontology ID: DDTO:0000536

Abbreviated Name: GC

Disease Description: A type of chronic inflammation of the colon characterized by reactive tissue growths.

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Disease Symptom: Affected dogs present with hemorrhagic diarrhea, often progressing to weight loss, anemia, hypoalbuminemia, and chronic debilitation. Recent studies have identified invasive Escherichia coli within macrophages in diseased intestinal tissue, and eradication of E. coli induces dramatic clinical and histological improvement. The type of E. coli isolated from GC-affected Boxer dogs is very similar to a new group of adherent and invasive E. coli (AIEC) associated with IBD in people.

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