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Lack of serologic evidence to link IgA nephropathy with celiac disease or immune reactivity to gluten.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Moeller Sina, Canetta Pietro A, Taylor Annette K, Arguelles-Grande Carolina, Snyder Holly, Green Peter H, Kiryluk Krzysztof, Alaedini Armin
Abstract excerpt
IgA nephropathy is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide. Mucosal infections and food antigens, including wheat gluten, have been proposed as potential contributing environmental factors. Increased immune reactivity to gluten and/or association with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by ingestion of gluten, have been reported in IgA nephropathy. However, studies are...
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