GP2 and ulcerative colitis: Since the first report of GP2's over-expression in the inflamed intestine of CD patients (13), several cross-sectional and prospective studies demonstrated the association of autoantibodies (autoAbs) to GP2 (aGP2) with the stricturing and/or stenosing CD phenotype and disease severity (18, 19), earlier surgical recurrence after first surgery (20), as well as de-novo development of CD in patients with suspected ulcerative colitis (UC) after ileal pouch surgery and development of subsequent pouchitis (21).