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=== Celiac Disease === | === Celiac Disease === | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease Celiac Disease](CD) is a genetic disorder marked by diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and villous atrophy due to | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease Celiac Disease](CD) is a genetic disorder marked by diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and villous atrophy due to the consumption of gluten and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolamin prolamins] found in wheat and wheat subspecies. The symptoms of CD are due to an auto-immune inflammatory reaction that occurs in the small intestine due to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolamin prolamins]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolamin Prolamins] are rich in proline residues and known to be resistant to many proteases | ||