new hepatitis b vaccine schedule for children with celiac disease

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 ...

is there need for a new hepatitıs b vaccine schedule for children with celiac disease?

Is There Need for a New Hepatitıs B Vaccine Schedule for Children with Celiac Disease?

BACKGROUND Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immunemediated inflammatory damage of the small intestinal mucosa, precipitated by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods. Since human leucocyte antigen DQ2 (HLA-DQ2) is a marker of nonresponsiveness to hepatits B virus (HBV) vaccine, CD may also be associated with this nonresponsiveness. OBJECTIVES The aim of this stu...

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,...