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Celiac Disease News: 2008
Celiac Disease Research Advances in 2008

By Nancy Lapid, About.com

Updated July 05, 2009

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Click on the links below to learn more about some of the celiac disease research advances reported in 2008. They are listed in chronological order.

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Dramatic New Discovery May Lead To Treatment For Celiac Disease
January 2008
Researchers at Stanford University have discovered an important new structure for a key enzyme associated with celiac disease.

Breakthrough in Celiac Disease Genetics
March 2008
European researchers announce their discovery of seven gene regions that are linked with a risk for celiac disease, bringing to nine the number of gene regions known to predispose people to developing celiac disease.

How Adequate Is Internet Info On Celiac Disease?
June 2008
Researchers at the University of California typed the term “celiac disease: for patients” into Google and evaluated the quality of the first 50 websites that showed up on Google’s list.

News From Digestive Disease Week
June 2008
During the Digestive Disease Week medical conference in San Diego, celiac disease researchers held a press conference on the topic "Celiac Disease: Progress in Screening for and Treatment of Gluten Intolerance."

Scientists Pinpoint Key Receptor in Celiac Disease
June 2008
Researchers from the University of Maryland’s Center for Celiac Research have answered one of the big mysteries of celiac disease: how gluten sets off a faulty immune response in celiac patients.

Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes Share Genetic Risk Factors
December 2008
British researchers report their discovery that genetic traits for celiac disease and type 1 (juvenile) diabetes overlap to a much greater extent than anyone had realized.

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