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Those DQ2 and DQ8 genes overlap extensively with the genotypes

highlighted in Mold warriors as having a predisposition to be made

ill when exposed to mold and have difficulty getting well after

exposure. The DQ2 and DQ8 (which is a subtype of DQ3) are the main

genes associated with celiac disease. Several of the other DQ genes

are associated with gluten intolerance (including DQ1 and the other 2

subtypes of DQ3). That DQ8 is especially bad when you also have the

DR4 (aka DRB1 of 4) as that's one of the " dreaded genotypes " . You

can also have a DQ7 (gene associated with " gluten intolerance " rather

than celiac per se) that is also bad when you have a DR4. The only

DQ genotype that doesn't have a pre-disposition for reactions to

gluten is DQ4.

Shoemaker's biotoxin pathway diagram in Mold Warriors identifies the

increased cytokines as a trigger for all these elevated antibodies.

Shoemaker believes that it's the toxin exposure that triggers the

gluten intolerance. Although, I personally believe that it's

possible that it's the gluten intolerance that results in poor immune

function that makes us more likely to become so ill upon exposure to

mold and Lyme. However, I think it may well be a chicken and egg

thing and it's likely impossibile to show what comes first for many

folks given how ubiquitous mold is in our environments and gluten in

our diets.

I also think that both Shoemaker and Fine would benefit from looking

at each other's research as I personally disagree with Shoemaker's

viewpoint that once you get well, you can add gluten back to your

diet (i.e., his view that this immune reaction to gluten isn't as

extreme or any way related to celiac disease). Dr. Fine's view (and

research supports) that a 100% gluten free diet is required for

resolution of symptoms (and reduction in antibodies) in most

situations. I know many that are on a gluten-free diet that

attribute any health issues being due to inadvertent consumption of

gluten, whereas I think it is highly likely in many cases that these

folks also have had exposure to mold and other biotoxins.

I read recently that the appropriate diet is 70% of wellness. That

has certainly been my experience since being exposed both to Lyme and

Mold - the gluten-free diet (and low carb/no sugar) has the biggest

impact on my overall well-being. I've not at all had the experience

that someone else mentioned that they can have small amounts of

gluten (that may be because I have both a celiac gene and a gluten

intolerant gene). Even minute amounts (e.g., fillers in prescription

drugs) make me quite unwell (brain fog, etc.).

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> Dr Fine's research shows that approx 29% of people are gluten

intolerant. This

> is almost one in three. Celiac disease is an advanced form of

gluten intolerance

> when damage to the villi has occurred. Dr Fine says it is important

to catch

> gluten intolerance before it reaches the stage where damage has

occurred. In

> terms of the mechanism causing gluten intolerance and celiac

disease there is no

> difference. It is caused by the presence of anti-gliadin

antibodies, which are

> auto immune antibodies that can be formed by those who are

genetically

> determined to do so. A low MSH would appear to be one of the means

which can

> trigger the formation of these antibodies. HLA-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8

are genetic

> markers for both stages of gluten intolerance and as such both

stages are an

> inherited autoimmune condition. The transcript of this talk by Dr

Fine shows

> that they are the same.

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