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PTPRK, an EGFR Phosphatase, Is Decreased in CeD Biopsies and Intestinal Organoids.
Cells - 28 Dec 2022
Nanayakkara Merlin, Bellomo Claudia, Furone Francesca, Maglio Mariantonia, Marano Antonella, Lania Giuliana, Porpora Monia, Nicoletti Martina, Auricchio Salvatore, Barone Maria Vittoria
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Celiac disease (CeD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered in genetically susceptible (HLA-DQ2/8) individuals by a group of wheat proteins and related prolamins from cereals. The celiac intestine is characterized by an inversion of the differentiation/proliferation program of the enterocytes, with an increase in the proliferative compartment and crypt hyperplasia, which are the mechanisms...
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