(WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2016-01-01) Ongen, Belkiz; Aksungar, Fehime Benli; Tiftikci, Arzu; Coskun, Abdurrahman; Serteser, Mustafa; Usnsal, Ibrahim
Celiac Disease (CD) is a gluten-sensitive enteropathy, and an autoimmune disorder involving an innate and adaptive immune response that occurs in genetically predisposed patients who are exposed to gluten-containing foods and other environmental factors. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in preventing complications of the disease. Symptoms may appear both in childhood or adulthood by the ingestion of gluten and are usually characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms
