Celiac disease

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<p>[Go</a> Eat! The Gluten-Free Girl | KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington | News](<a href=“http://www.komotv.com/news/16384136.html]Go”>http://www.komotv.com/news/16384136.html)</p>

<p>I don’t have this- although I do fundraising on behalf of CCFA
[CCFA.org:</a> Home](<a href=“http://www.ccfa.org/]CCFA.org:”>http://www.ccfa.org/)
and I remembered that a few on CC were asking about this- hope it helps.</p>

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<p>CCFA is the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America—Crohns and Colitis have nothing to do with celiac disease
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease related to gluten, one of the proteins in wheat. Crohn’s and Colitis are in the category of inflammatory bowel disease.</p>

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<p>right but I thought there was overlap between the autoimmune & inflammatory diseases that affected the gut.</p>

<p>[European</a> Journal of Human Genetics - Abstract of article: A functional candidate screen for coeliac disease genes](<a href=“http://www.nature.com/ejhg/journal/v14/n11/abs/5201687a.html]European”>A functional candidate screen for coeliac disease genes | European Journal of Human Genetics)</p>

<p>[Log</a> In Problems](<a href=“http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/547107_2]Log”>Systemic Autoimmune Disorders in Celiac Disease - Page 2)</p>

<p>[Cooking</a> for Celiacs, Colitis, Crohns and IBS - SCD and Other Links](<a href=“http://www.cookingforceliacscolitiscrohnsandibs.com/cooking_for/content/scd_and_other_links.html]Cooking”>http://www.cookingforceliacscolitiscrohnsandibs.com/cooking_for/content/scd_and_other_links.html)</p>