Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are between the ages of 18 and 85 at time of study enrollment. * The diagnosis of IBD will be based on the standard IBD criteria including biochemical and colonoscopy screening. * Women with inflammatory bowel disease of childbearing potential and pregnant women will be offered enrollment because there is no risk to an unborn child in this investigation. * Patients between the ages of 18 and 85 without history of IBD or colon cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with known liver disease. * Patients unable to provide informed consent. * Prisoners and institutionalized individuals. * Patients with a history of colorectal cancer.