The investigation and research into the pathophysiology of Crohn’s disease, an autoimmune condition wherein the body’s own immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract, has produced some hypotheses with respect to a possible mechanism that triggers the disease.

An article published in the journal Medical Hypotheses, looked at the link between a specific bacterial strain and Crohn’s among other diseases.

• Dr. C Thomas Dow, MD, Ophthalmologist at the Chippewa Valley Eye Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, He is a research scientist with an interests in infectious causes of immune disease and in telomerase in oncology and regenerative medicine.