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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by unnamed76ri on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:05AM (#20926895)
This does not explain why celiac would run in families or why it would only affect some family members. My grandfather, both my brothers and I, and my son have it. But many many other family members are perfectly fine. Presumably being exposed to similar amounts of glyphosate.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by m3nu on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:09AM (#20926924)
Tolerance may vary between individuals. Similar to high-carb diets. Some people can tolerate it well, while others will develop diabetes. Some of the difference can be explained by genetics, but it's still early days.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by ekianjo on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:18AM (#20926997)
Among family members you have way less genetic variation than between regular random people.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by nesadi on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:08AM (#20926917)
Probably some degree of genetic predisposition. Just because glyphosate may trigger gluten intolerance in some people doesn't mean it'll have that exact same effect in everybody else, even within the same family.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by teekert on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:07AM (#20926909)
It can easily mean that, like gluten allergy, the Glyphosate allergy also has a genetic component. One that is more widespread perhaps.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by thrill on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:15PM (#20929829)
For the same reason your similar genetic makeup did not make you all look identical.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by Braighni on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:09AM (#20926923)
Certain genes leave you more "prone to" certain conditions.
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Re:Study blames glyphosate for gluten intolerance and celiac... by mamcx on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @10:44AM (#20928785)
My brother is autistic and I'm not.

We are identical twins.

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