Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) has been a subject of debate amongst experts, but now researchers from Columbia University in the United States have found evidence proving the existence of the condition.The new study by Dr Armin Alaedini, assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, shows that people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, like those with coeliac disease, produce a high level of anti-gluten antibodies. However, the types of antibodies produced and the inflammatory responses these antibodies can instigate differ between the two conditions.“We found that the B cells of coeliac. . .
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