The immunology of gluten sensitivity beyond the intestinal tract

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-57

  Vojdani, Aristo ^a,b   O'Bryan, T ^b   Kellermann, G H ^b  

^a Immunosciences Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b Department of NeuroScience ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Celiac disease; Enteropathy; Gluten sensitivity; Synapsin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AUTOANTIBODY; BRAIN PEPTIDE; COLLAGEN; GLIADIN; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY; SYNAPSIN; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELIAC DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; MYOCARDITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 47249145761     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X0800600201     Document Type: Editorial

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