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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2013; 19(35): 5837-5847
Published online Sep 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5837
Consumption of gluten with gluten-degrading enzyme by celiac patients: A pilot-study
Greetje J Tack, Jolanda MW van de Water, Maaike J Bruins, Engelina MC Kooy-Winkelaar, Jeroen van Bergen, Petra Bonnet, Anita CE Vreugdenhil, Ilma Korponay-Szabo, Luppo Edens, B Mary E von Blomberg, Marco WJ Schreurs, Chris J Mulder, Frits Koning
Greetje J Tack, Jolanda MW van de Water, Chris J Mulder, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Maaike J Bruins, Luppo Edens, DSM Biotechnology Centre, Alexander Fleminglaan 1, 2613 AX Delft, The Netherlands
Engelina MC Kooy-Winkelaar, Jeroen van Bergen, Frits Koning, Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Petra Bonnet, B Mary E von Blomberg, Marco WJ Schreurs, Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Centre, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Anita CE Vreugdenhil, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Maastricht, 6211 LX Maastricht, The Netherlands
Ilma Korponay-Szabo, Department of Paediatrics, University of Debrecen, 6 Debrecen, Hungary
Ilma Korponay-Szabo, Paediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
Author contributions: Tack GJ and van de Water JMW contributed equally to this work; Tack GJ and van de Water JMW performed the research; Tack GJ, Kooy-Winkelaar EMC, van Bergen J, Bonnet P, Vreugdenhil ACE, Korponay-Szabo I, von Blomberg BME, and Schreurs MWJ contributed to measurements or analyses of the data; Edens L contributed to development of the enzyme; and Bruins MJ, Mulder CJ and Koning F contributed to writing of the manuscript; Tack GJ and van de Water JM contributed equally.
Correspondence to: Greetje J Tack, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. g.tack@vumc.nl
Telephone: +31-20-4440613 Fax: +31-20-4440554
Received: June 11, 2012
Revised: October 5, 2012
Accepted: October 30, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2013
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