the controversial link between hepatitis b virus and celiac disease

The Controversial Link between Hepatitis B Virus and Celiac Disease

C disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease resulting in inflammatory destruction of small intestinal mucosa after the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. The study of Leonardi and La Rosa (1) tries to establish a possible link between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and celiac disease. This is really interesting because only few cases have been described so far in the lit...

the relationship between celiac disease and hepatitis b virus

The relationship between celiac disease and hepatitis B virus

The work entitled, "Are Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Celiac Disease (CD) Linked?" shows no conclusive results on the relationship between HBV and CD (1). The researchers studied patients with chronic HBV2, patients who recovered from HBV2, and healthy patients but did not prove that they suffered from CD. A diagnosis of CD is made by bowel biopsy, although screens that measure IgA, tissue transg...

relationship between hepatitis b virus infection and celiac disease

Relationship between Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Celiac Disease

W read with great interest the article entitled “are hepatitis B virus and celiac disease linked?” by Leonardi, et al, (1) published in Hepatitis Monthly. Celiac disease (CD), also known as glutensensitive enteropathy and non-tropical sprue, is a prevalent autoimmune disorder. The balance of evidence suggests that the celiac immunopathology involves a complex individualized interplay of many pa...

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,...