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Nature Genetics 37, 1341–1344 (1 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/ng1680

Myosin IXB variant increases the risk of celiac disease and points toward a primary intestinal barrier defect

Alienke J Monsuur , Paul I W de Bakker , Behrooz Z Alizadeh , Alexandra Zhernakova , Marianna R Bevova , Eric Strengman , Lude Franke , Ruben van't Slot , Martine J van Belzen , Ineke C M Lavrijsen , Bego|[ntilde]|a Diosdado , Mark J Daly , Chris J J Mulder , M Luisa Mearin , Jos W R Meijer , Gerrit A Meijer , Erica van Oort , Martin C Wapenaar , Bobby P C Koeleman & Cisca Wijmenga

Celiac disease is probably the best-understood immune-related disorder. The disease presents in the small intestine and results from the interplay between multiple genes and gluten, the triggering environmental factor.