Researchers have identified genes that increase a child's risk for Celiac disease.



That's when the immune system reacts to gluten, so people with the illness try to avoid a certain wheat protein.



Past studies have indicated one of two genes might be to blame.



But now, a study of more than 6,000 newborns with either of two genes found 1/4 of the children who had both developed symptoms of celiac by age five.



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