Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Gluten Allergies

An anonymous reader writes "When patients with celiac disease consume foods containing gluten — a protein present in wheat, barley and rye — their immune systems send out an alarm, triggering a response that can damage their intestines and prevent them from absorbing certain nutrients. Now, scientists have pinpointed the culprits most responsible for this harmful reaction: three small fragments within the gluten protein that spark chaos in the gut."

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another inherited genetic condition that people of Irish descent should also be aware of is haemochromatosis. It has been hypothesised that in the past, the iron retention the mutation causes was probably quite adaptive.

Is that what makes their hair look rusty?