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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

The following Sept 06 Reuters Health article appears on medscape.com:
"Recombinant Antibody Blocks Grass Pollen Allergen".  (To view the article
you must be registered with Medscape.  It's free.)

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/441178

In this article an antibody to a specific grass pollen allergen was
engineered using genetic recombinant technology.  The engineered antibodies
were tested with allergen material collected from 26 grass pollen allergic
test patients.  In sufficient concentration, the engineered antibodies can
completely supress the histamine reaction to specific types of grass pollen
in basophils from these patients.  Nasal spray trials in test patients
using the engineered antibodies are to be studied next.

Assuming specific celiac disease causing gluten antigens are identified,
can recombinant antibodies be engineered to prevent gluten reactions? Can
any research specialists out there provide an opinion?

*Please provide references to back up claims of a product being GF or not GF*

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