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Originally Posted by Heidi L
As to why gluten causes so many problems: because antibodies are not completely specific. They are supposed to bind to the gluten but they bind to other proteins that have amino acid sequences that are similar to gluten. In addition, there are numerous different antibodies that can be produced in response to gluten, so different tissues may be targeted.
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Is there a list of proteins in the body that have amino acid sequences that are similar to gluten ?