An immunosensor that recognises the specific immune response to gluten, generated by coeliac disease sufferers, has been developed by scientists in Spain and Portugal.
Coeliac disease is a chronic intolerance to gluten – a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and oats – that leads to inflammation of the small intestine. This can cause malnutrition and diarrhoea in sufferers.
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An electrochemical deamidated gliadin antibody immunosensor for celiac disease clinical diagnosis
Marta M. P. S. Neves , María Begoña González-García , Henri P. A. Nouws and Agustín Costa-García
Analyst, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AN36728B
