Spectrum of gluten-related disorders: consensus on new nomenclature and classification

• Published in: BMC medicine Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 13
• Main Authors: Sapone, Anna, Bai, Julio C, Ciacci, Carolina, Dolinsek, Jernej, Green, Peter HR, Hadjivassiliou, Marios, Kaukinen, Katri, Rostami, Kamran, Sanders, David S, Schumann, Michael, Ullrich, Reiner, Villalta, Danilo, Volta, Umberto, Catassi, Carlo, Fasano, Alessio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.02.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Allergies; Amino Acid Sequence; Autoimmune Diseases - classification; Autoimmune Diseases - diet therapy; Autoimmune Diseases - epidemiology; Celiac disease; Celiac Disease - classification; Celiac Disease - diet therapy; Celiac Disease - epidemiology; Diet; Diet therapy; Diet, Gluten-Free; Gluten-free diet; Glutens - adverse effects; Glutens - chemistry; Health aspects; Humans; Hypersensitivity, Delayed - classification; Hypersensitivity, Delayed - diet therapy; Hypersensitivity, Delayed - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases - classification; Intestinal Diseases - diet therapy; Intestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Opinion; Prevalence; Proteins; Wheat Hypersensitivity - classification; Wheat Hypersensitivity - diet therapy; Wheat Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; United States; Italy; Argentina

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