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SUBMITTER: Machado MV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9862998 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of molecular sciences 20230104 2
Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune disease affecting around 1% of the population. It consists of an immune-mediated enteropathy, triggered by gluten exposure in susceptible patients. All patients with CD, irrespective of the presence of symptoms, must endure a lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD). This is not an easy task due to a lack of awareness of the gluten content in foods and the extensive incorporation of gluten in processed foods. Furthermore, a GFD imposes a sense of limitation and ...[more]