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        The University of Utah is seeking volunteers for a celiac
genetics study.  We need siblings (brother and/or sisters) who have
been biopsy diagnosed with celiac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis.
Participants will be asked to send us a blood sample.
        Our hypothesis is that there is a gene(s) in addition to the HLA
locus asociated with celiac disease.  We will use a method similar to the
one used by researchers last year to find two genes responsible for
non-insulin dependant diabetes.  Thanks to Sue Goldstein as well as the
folks at The Lifeline we have about 40 pairs lined up.  We think we will
need about 150 pairs to do the analysis.
        We can't start collecting samples until we find a funding source.
If anyone has ideas about were we can send our grant application please
let me know, or if you know of any sib-pairs who might be willing to
contribute, please let me know.

                Jeff Black     [log in to unmask]
                                1-800-444-8638 ext 15070