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Would ulcerative colitis be an autoimmune disorder?
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Yes: Ulcerative Colitis is classified and treated like an autoimmune disease but is not completely understood. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000250.htm
Answered 12/17/2015
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