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Celiac disease is a lifelong condition in which ingestion of gluten, the water insoluble wheat gliadin and the prolamins in rye and barley leads to chronic inflammation and damage of the small intestinal mucosa. Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) has been identified as the major autoantigen in celiac disease.
The alcohol-soluble polypeptides of gluten, the gliadins, are responsible for the toxic effects on the intestinal mucosa.
Antibodies directed to tissue transglutaminase and antibodies directed to gliadin are used as serological tests for celiac disease.