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Studies on a transgenic approach to decrease gliadin content in wheat

Creator:

Bell, Shannon M.

Abstract:

Celiac disease, an autoimmune response triggered by the consumption of seed storage proteins of cereals, affects an estimated 1% of the human population. In the case of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), one of the world’s most consumed cereals, alcohol-soluble proteins, the gliadins, have been identified as the allergy-eliciting agents. Previous...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis