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Gluten labeling in non-packaged food sold in catering businesses: the importanc...
Freitas, Marisa; Seixas, A.; Costa, N.; Costa, C.The incidence of food allergies has been increasing in recent years and among food allergens, gluten has been identified as a major public health concern. Because there is no cure for gluten allergy, its avoidance is the best strategy to allergic individuals. Recently, non-packaged foods sold in the catering businesses were required by law to declare allergens. However, since gluten can be unintentionally intro...
Rare double sex and mab-3-related transcription factor 1 regulatory variants in...
Lima, A.C.; Carvalho, F.; Gonçalves, J.; Fernandes, S.; Marques, P.I.; Sousa, M.; Barros, A.; Seixas, A.; Amorim, A.; Conrad, D.F.; Lopes, M.The double sex and mab-3-related transcription factor 1 (DMRT1) gene has long been linked to sex-determining pathways across vertebrates and is known to play an essential role in gonadal development and maintenance of spermatogenesis in mice. In humans, the genomic region harboring the DMRT gene cluster has been implicated in disorders of sex development and recently DMRT1 deletions were shown to be associated ...