Caterina Maria Gambino, Luisa Agnello, Matteo Vidali, Bruna Lo Sasso, Pasquale Mansueto, Aurelio Seidita, Alessandra Giuliano, Concetta Scazzone, Davide Massa, Anna Masucci, Martina Tamburello, Roberta Vassallo, Anna Maria Ciaccio, Giuseppina Candore, Antonio Carroccio, Marcello Ciaccio
OBJECTIVES: Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is an emerging clinical condition characterized by gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms following the ingestion of gluten-containing foods in patients without celiac disease (CD) or wheat allergy. Despite the great interest for NCWS, the genetic risk factors still need to be fully clarified. In this study, we first assessed the possible contribution of KIR genes and KIR haplotypes on the genetic predisposition to NCWS. METHODS: Fifty patients with NCWS, 50 patients with CD, and 50 healthy controls (HC) were included in this study...
April 22, 2024: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: CCLM