§ Coeliac disease is a common form of malabsorption, affecting up to 1% of people of northern
European descent. An autoimmune response is triggered in intestinal cells by
digestion of gluten proteins. Ingestion of proteins found in wheat, barley and
rye, causes villous atrophy in the small intestine. Lifelong dietary avoidance
of these foodstuffs in a gluten-free diet is the only treatment.
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