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Researchers to explore the role of gut microbes in childhood celiac disease – News-Medical.Net
Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis has received a three-year, $300,000-grant from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation for research…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 3 2020
Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis has received a three-year, $300,000-grant from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation for research into childhood celiac disease.
Altindis and his team will explore the role of gut microbes and serum metabolites in the autoimmune disease, in which the immune system reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, results in damage to the small intestine.
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