The onset of celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder marked by an insensitivity to gluten, may be be trigged by a typically symptomless viral infection many people contract in childhood, new research suggests. Scientists don’t known exactly what causes celiac, but it’s likely a confluence of genetic and environmental factors. There’s also evidence to suggest that a significant proportion of people with celiac are undiagnosed and unaware they have the disease. Reovirus might trigger the immune response that leads to celiac disease, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science. “What one needs is actually to go back and forth between findings, from human to mouse and mouse back to human,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2017 19:52 UTC