Humoral immunity links Candida albicans infection and celiac disease.

The protein Hwp1, expressed on the pathogenic phase of Candida albicans, presents sequence analogy with the gluten protein gliadin and is also a substrate for transglutaminase. This had led to the suggestion that C. albicans infection (CI) may be a triggering factor for Celiac disease (CeD) onset. W...

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Main Authors: Marion Corouge, Séverine Loridant, Chantal Fradin, Julia Salleron, Sébastien Damiens, Maria Dolores Moragues, Vianney Souplet, Thierry Jouault, Raymond Robert, Sylvain Dubucquoi, Boualem Sendid, Jean Fréderic Colombel, Daniel Poulain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368562?pdf=render