Is persistent adenovirus 12 infection involved in coeliac disease? A search for viral DNA using the polymerase chain reaction.

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It has been shown that partial amino acid sequence homology between alpha gliadin and an early region protein (E1B-58 kDa) of adenovirus 12 results in immunological cross reaction. This led to the proposal that prior infection by adenovirus 12 could be associated with the development of coeliac disease. To examine this hypothesis, evidence was sought of persistent adenovirus 12 infection in the small intestinal...

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