http://www.dieticiansblog.com/2008/04/17/ten-facts-you-need-to-know-about-celiac-genetic-testing/ More than just a Diet Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:32:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.dieticiansblog.com/2008/04/17/ten-facts-you-need-to-know-about-celiac-genetic-testing/#comment-384 Michelle Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:44:18 +0000 http://www.dieticiansblog.com/2008/04/17/ten-facts-you-need-to-know-about-celiac-genetic-testing/#comment-384 I read about the discovery of a sequence of genes interleukin-2 and interleukin-21 that appear to protect against celiac disease. Is there any research that shows to what degree a genetic test that includes these genes provides greater predictive ability for the presence or absence of celiac disease? And is there any lab that can provide results for these genes in additon to DQ2 and DQ8? I read about the discovery of a sequence of genes interleukin-2 and interleukin-21 that appear to protect against celiac disease. Is there any research that shows to what degree a genetic test that includes these genes provides greater predictive ability for the presence or absence of celiac disease? And is there any lab that can provide results for these genes in additon to DQ2 and DQ8?

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