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What Could Have Caused Your Celiac Disease

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Celiac disease is serious autoimmune disease caused by an immune reaction to the ingestion of gluten. 40% of the population has one or both genetic biomarkers for celiac disease, but just 1% of the population actually develops the disease.  Researcher are getting closer to figuring out what could be causing Celiac Disease. According to this video scientists believe reovirus, which is a common and often harmless virus, might be causing the immune system to attack harmless food molecules, like gluten, triggering celiac disease.  Researching are continuing working on figuring out what is causing it in hopes of finding a cure.
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  The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center is a premier research center for celiac disease in the United States and the world.  I received an article in my email about their a little bit of the research they are doing and what they are starting to find out. The more research we can get the more likely there could be a cure. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS... 1. Evidence that viral infections play a role in celiac disease. The prevalence of celiac disease continues to rise, suggesting that environmental factors must trigger and precipitate the disease. For a long time, it was suspected that viruses might play a role in celiac disease, and more generally in autoimmunity. Thanks to generous donations, we were able to initiate studies and obtain preliminary data that were critical for receiving NIH funding to study the role of intestinal viruses in celiac disease pathogenesis in collaboration with Drs. Terrence Dermody (University of Pittsburgh) and Ramnik Xavier (Massachusetts Gener