The inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) disorders had many commonly modulated genes that were also found in the String analysis that were common with the disorders which included IL-8, ICAM1, RELB, NFκBIA, TNFAIP3, LIF, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL10, and TNF-α. This evidence concerns the gene LIF and inflammatory bowel disease.