Unit 1: Understanding Celiac Disease

The HbA1c test is a blood test that correlates with a person’s average blood glucose level over a span of a few months. It is used as a screening and diagnostic test for prediabetes and diabetes.

Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart, including blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease; heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias); and inborn heart defects (congenital heart defects), among others.

Examination of the tissue under the microscope.

Human Leukocyte Antigen. A gene complex encoding the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins in humans. These cell-surface proteins are responsible for the regulation of the immune system in humans.

One of the specific gene variants which are strongly associated with celiac disease.

Human Leukocyte Antigen DQ2/DQ8.Specific gene variants of HLA which are strongly associated with celiac disease and also other autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes.

One of the specific gene variants which are strongly associated with celiac disease.

Breeding of plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races; also called crossbreed.

An abnormally high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

An abnormally  low level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.