# Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Task Force

Chairs: Mark Daly (FinnGen), Jukka Koskela (FinnGen), Amy Hart (J\&J)

Secretary: Elisa Lahtela (FinnGen)

**Main scientific questions**

* Can we define the genetics of disease progression?
  * Create definitions of progression (also severity, remission, therapeutic response) using hard endpoints of surgery and hospitalization as well as disease behavior, quantitative clinical biomarkers (Fcal, CRP, …), medication switching, etc.
  * Perform GWAS and compare genetics of progression to the established genetics of incidence
* Can we use proteomics to define medication and progression signatures?
  * Using definitions defined in aim 1
  * Collect multiple time points at/before diagnosis and during disease progression

All Task Force related summary statistics can be found from: /finngen/library-green/task\_force/

All Task Force GWASes can be found from Task Force PheWeb: <https://results.taskforce.finngen.fi/>

More detailed Scientific proposal, meeting materials and analysis documentation can be found in [Teams here](https://helsinkifi.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FinnGen150/EreJeL5V8ypHtzvpPnQlcTEBm2wDth2udndJxxSZWnKRRQ?e=tO3Dwa)

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