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Editorial
. 2018 Dec;66(6):423-430.
doi: 10.1007/s00005-018-0520-z. Epub 2018 Aug 25.

Celiac Disease Autoimmunity

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Celiac Disease Autoimmunity

Miguel Ángel López Casado et al. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz). 2018 Dec.
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Abstract

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition triggered by the ingestion of gluten, the protein fraction of wheat, barley and rye. It is not simply an intestinal disease; it is multifactorial caused by many different genetic factors acting together with non-genetic causes. Similar to other autoimmune diseases, celiac disease is a polygenic disorder for which the major histocompatibility complex locus is the most important genetic factor, and is the result of an immune response to self-antigens leading to tissue destruction and the autoantibodies production. Celiac disease exemplifies how an illness can have autoimmune-like features having to be driven by exogenous antigen and how can be reasonably considered as a model of organ-specific autoimmunity.

Keywords: Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Celiac disease; Immune tolerance.

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