Eleven out of these 21 genes were common with the 27 common upregulated genes in chronic colitis (REG3G, REG3B, CXCL9, CLCA4, IDO1, TGTP1, LIGP1, NOS2, MFSD2A, CYBB, NLRC5). This evidence concerns the gene MFSD2A and Chronic colitis.