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Hypothetical thresholds for genetic and environmental factors required to trigger IBD. The three scenarios include (A) environmental factors are dominant and requires less genetic risk factors (similar to an infectious disease model); (B) genetic factors are dominant (e.g. VEO-IBD), which likely requires less environmental dosage; and (C) ‘medium’ dosage of genetic and environmental factors, similar to other autoimmune disorders.
