About the Authors

Ramesh P. Arasaradnam

r.arasaradnam@warwick.ac.uk

Affiliations Clinical Sciences Research Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Eric Westenbrink

Affiliation School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Michael J. McFarlane

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Ruth Harbord

Affiliation MOAC Doctoral Training Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Samantha Chambers

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Nicola O’Connell

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Catherine Bailey

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Chuka U. Nwokolo

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Karna D. Bardhan

Affiliation Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Richard Savage

Affiliation Department of Bioinformatics, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

James A. Covington

Affiliation School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have filed the following patents (patent reference number: 74109GB1. Relating to the unique compound found in coeliac disease patients). There are no other patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RA EW RH JC. Performed the experiments: RH EW RS JC. Analyzed the data: EW RH RS JC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RA EW RH RS JC. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RA EW MM SC CN KB RS JC. Recruitment of patients and specimen collections: NO CB.