Problem:
If you go into your local grocery store, you are bound to find a host of gluten-free products made with synthetic proteins instead of the natural wheat-based protein gluten. About 1-3% of the population is sensitive to gluten. The most severe form of gluten intolerance is the autoimmune disease celiac disease. In individuals with celiac disease, the immune response to gluten antigens causes the flattening of the villi in the small intestine.
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Question: How would this affect the ability of the small intestine to function? Predict the symptoms you would expect to see fro celiac disease.
Please describe in detail.