autoantigen later identified as tissue transglutaminase II (Ttgase)6provided new diagnostic tools and the first evidence that CD is immunologically driven, a concept rapidly supported by the discovery that the major genetic predisposing factor is in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex. The ident...
Even though I gave you a sneak peek in Chapter 8’s summary, I saved this one for this final chapter because it has a happy ending (with some hopeful diagnostic tests on the horizon). Many participants observe that family members have symptoms they associate with celiac disease, and wh...