Celiac Disease Project By Ari Goldwasser and Sami Fabric

For our project we studied the environmental impact on Celiac Disease. We chose this because this disease is on the rise and it affects many people that we know. It is not 100% proven that Round up causes Celiac, but there is a strong correlation between the increase in the use of Round up, which contains the chemical glyphosate, and the increase in Celiac Disease. From our research we have concluded that there is a genetic and environmental factor that goes into the diagnosis of Celiac Disease. In order to develop Celiac one must have the HLA-DQ2 gene and the DQ8 gene (genetic factor) as well as be exposed to glyphosate(environmental factor). If a person has these genes, it doesn't mean they have Celiac but they can develop it. We are very passionate about our topic and have enjoyed researching it over this past semester.