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Dariusz Stepniak1, Frits Koning
1Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Celiac disease is caused by an immune response to the dietary protein gluten. The only available treatment is the strict exclusion of gluten from the diet; however, this is marred by the virtual omnipresence of this protein. The enzymatic degradation of gluten might become an alternative to the gluten-free diet, and recent work indicates that such approaches are getting close to being tested in clinical trials.
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