A key gene in the development of celiac disease has been found in 'junk' DNA

(University of the Basque Country ) Forty percent of the population carry the main risk factor for celiac disease but only 1 percent go down with it. A new gene that influences its development has been found in what until recently has been known as 'junk' DNA. The research, in which a UPV/EHU group has participated, has been published in Science.
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