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Coeliac disease

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Coeliac disease ¿ celiac disease in North America ¿ is an autoimmune disease of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy onward. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive ¿ in children ¿ and fatigue. Coeliac disease is thought to affect between 1 in 1,750 and 1 in 105 people in the United States. It is caused by a reaction to gliadin, a prolamin ¿ gluten protein ¿ found in wheat, and similar proteins...
EAN: 9786130147761
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 152
Produktart: kartoniert, broschiert
Herausgeber: Thomson-Smith, Lydia D.
Verlag: FastBook Publishing
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03.01.2013
Untertitel: Autoimmune disorder of the small intestine
Größe: 10 × 150 × 220
Gewicht: 244 g