hepatitis b vaccination reliability in celiac disease

Hepatitis B Vaccination Reliability in Celiac Disease

* Corresponding author at: Mohammad Rostami Nejad. Research Centers for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel: +98-2122432518, Fax: +98-2122432517. Email: [email protected] DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.761 Copyright c 2011, BRCGL, Published by Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. c 2011 Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. Pl...

Hepatitis B and celiac disease

E suggests a linkage between different environmental agents and the development of celiac disease—an immune-mediated disorder—in those with a specific genetic predisposition (HLADQ2, HLA-DQ8) who exposed to gluten—a major storage protein in wheat and other grains. Infections, particularly viral agents, have been hypothesized to induce or exacerbate immune-mediated disorders, possibly through a ...

hepatitis b and celiac disease

Hepatitis B virus and celiac disease

Regarding the article of Leonardi and La Rosa: "Are hepatitis B virus and celiac disease linked?", published in the 2010 issue of Hepatitis Monthly (1), we believe that there is no relationship between the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and celiac disease (CD). None of the study’s patients tested positive for immunoglobulin A anti-endomysium or immunoglobulin A anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies,...

Celiac disease and hepatitis B virus

We read with interest the article by Leonardi and La Rosa (2010) that deals with the hypothesis that nonintestinal inflammatory diseases, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), may trigger immunologic gluten intolerance in susceptible people (1). A recent study indicated that a high frequency of rotavirus infections may increase the risk of celiac disease (CD) autoimmunity in genetically predisposed ...

New Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule for Children with Celiac Disease

The article by Ertekin et al. published in Hepatitis Monthly indicates that a new hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine schedule should be created for children with celiac disease (CD), and the response of all children with CD to the HBV vaccine should be routinely investigated (1). The authors investigated a group of children with CD vaccinated against HBV and found that the anti-HBs ti-ter was not ...