Health & Medicine Study: Celiac disease could be caused by common viruses

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Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

The study, published in Science, further implicates viruses in the development of autoimmune disorders such as celiac disease and Type 1 diabetes, and raises the possibility that vaccines could one day be used to prevent these diseases.

More: Seemingly innocuous virus can trigger celiac disease (April 6, 2017)

Another study where mice sadly were sacrificed on the altar of scientific progress, but the results could help a lot of people in the future, if this leads to the development of a vaccine or gene therapy.