Medical Definition of Coeliac syndrome
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Gluten enteropathy: atrophy of villi in small intestine leads to impaired absorption of nutrients.
Caused by sensitivity to gluten (protein of wheat and rye). Sufferers have serum antibodies to gluten and show delayed hypersensitivity to gluten, the risk factor is ten times greater in HLA B8 positive individuals.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coeliac Syndrome
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