Only the hsa-mir-99b binding sites in the 3’-UTRs of the IBD susceptibility gene RAVER2, a ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) involved in regulation of splicing and mTOR, a serine/threonine proteine kinase, shown to be involved in activation of autophagy, represent good candidates for further experimental investigation. Here, MTOR is linked to inflammatory bowel disease.