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Is Candida albicans a trigger in the onset of coeliac disease?
Lancet (London, England) - 21 Jun 2003
Nieuwenhuizen W F, Pieters R H H, Knippels L M J, Jansen M C J F, Koppelman S J
Abstract excerpt
Coeliac disease is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the small intestine that is induced by ingestion of gluten proteins from wheat, barley, or rye. We postulate that Candida albicans is a trigger in the onset of coeliac disease. The virulence factor of C albicans-hyphal wall protein 1 (HWP1)-contains aminoacid sequences that are identical or highly homologous to known coeliac disease-related alpha-gliadin...
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