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Can Celiac Disease Cause Other Food Allergies?
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I had an opportunity to attend a lecture at the 92nd Street Y here in New York City entitled: "Sorting through Celiac Disease and Food Allergies". The lecture was given by the pre-eminent celiac disease specialist Dr. Peter Green and a whip-smart (and funny) team of experts: Dr. Amy R. DeFelice, a pediatric gastroenterology doc; Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, a pediatric allergist; and Anne Roland Lee, a nutritionist.
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Celiac Sprue
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