Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Scientists Have Finally Identified Where <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GlutenIntolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlutenIntolerance</span></a> Begins<br>Using transgenic mice, an international team led by scientists from McMasters University in Canada has identified a crucial role played by the very cells making up the gut's lining, describing a major stepping stone that could lead to new therapies.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Celiac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Celiac</span></a> disease is in essence an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autoimmune</span></a> disorder triggered by the presence of a group of structural proteins known as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gluten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gluten</span></a> in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/intestines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intestines</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/scientists-ha</span><span class="invisible">ve-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins</span></a></p>