Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 797-806 , September 2005

Natural Variation in Toxicity of Wheat: Potential for Selection of Nontoxic Varieties for Celiac Disease Patients

  • Liesbeth Spaenij–Dekking

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Liesbeth H. A. Spaenij-Dekking, Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, E3-Q, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Yvonne Kooy–Winkelaar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Peter van Veelen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Center for Medical Systems Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jan Wouter Drijfhout

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Harry Jonker

      Affiliations

    • Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Loek van Soest

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Genetic Resources, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Marinus J.M. Smulders

      Affiliations

    • Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    • Allergy Consortium, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk Bosch

      Affiliations

    • Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Luud J.W.J. Gilissen

      Affiliations

    • Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    • Allergy Consortium, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • Frits Koning

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 7 October 2004 ,Accepted 26 May 2005.

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 Supported by the Celiac Disease Consortium, an Innovative Cluster approved by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative and partially funded by the Dutch Government (BSIK03009), the Stimuleringsfonds Voedingsonderzoek Leiden University Medical Center, by grants from the European Community (QLRT-2000-00657 and QLRT-2002-02077), and by the Center for Medical Systems Biology, a center of excellence approved by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative/Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.

PII: S0016-5085(05)01119-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.06.017

Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 797-806 , September 2005

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