Coeliac disease definition
Coeliac disease means a chronic immune-mediated intestinal disease in genetically predisposed individuals induced by exposure to dietary gluten proteins that come from wheat, rye, barley and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye).
Coeliac disease means a reproducible adverse health effect arising from an immunoglobulin class A (IgA) antibody and is a chronic autoimmune-mediated systemic disease in genetically predisposed individuals induced by exposure to dietary gluten proteins as defined in CXS 118-1979: wheat (i.e. all Triticum species, such as durum wheat, spelt, and khorasan wheat, which is also marketed under different trademarks such as KAMUT), rye, barley, oats1 or their crossbred varieties.
Examples of Coeliac disease in a sentence
Coeliac disease is a genetically-determined chronic inflammatory intestinal disease caused by gluten intolerance [126] and has been found in approximately 3% of patients suffering from OP [127-129].
Coeliac disease does run in families, but not in a predictable way.
Coeliac disease is not curable but symptoms can be reversed by strict adherence to a non-gluten diet.
Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic disorder of the small intestine, resulting from aberrant cellular responses to gluten peptides, affecting as much as 1% of the European population (1, 2).
Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people.