Celiac disease is an autoimmune process that causes destructive changes in the epithel of the small bowel and it is also a pre-malignant state (e.g lymphoma). The aim of the study is to examine telomere length and other parameters of genetic instability from peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with celiac disease compared with healthy controls.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Enrollment
40
telomere length
Time frame: at entry, after 6 months of gluten-free diet
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