Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder, represented by the ingestion of gliadin protein usually found in wheat, barley and rye. CD is closely associated with genes that code HLA-II antigens, mainly of DQ2 and DQ8 classes. Small intestinal biopsy is considered the gold standard for diagnosis of celiac disease. In addition, the most sensitive tests for the diagnosis of celiac disease inclu...

Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy involving the small intestines. Genetic and environmental risk factors as well as autoimmunity have been linked to its etiology. Studies have shown that coronary artery disease, autoimmune myocarditis, arrhythmias and premature atherosclerosis are more prevalent in individuals with CD compared to individuals without the disease. In this case...

background:â  northeastern iran has a high incidence for squamous cell esophageal carcinoma (escc). the aim of the study is to the assess relationship between celiac disease (cd) and escc. materials and methods:â  this was a two-part, cross-sectional, case-control study performed during 2006-2011 in gonbad, â golestan, iran. serum iga anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody levels were measured f...

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...

A national survey of 1937 members of the Canadian Celiac Association was conducted by mail questionnaire in June 1989 to study problems in diagnosing and managing celiac disease (CD) and dermatitis herpetiformis. Although 82% of the 1294 respondents were biopsied, 14% were diagnosed by their dramatic response to the gluten-free diet. Fifteen percent of biopsy-proven respondents saw five or more...

Celiac disease (CD) and type 1 diabetes (T1D) are autoimmune conditions in which dietary gluten has been proven or suggested to play a pathogenic role. In CD; gluten is established as the instigator of autoimmunity; the autoimmune process is halted by removing gluten from the diet; which allows for resolution of celiac autoimmune enteropathy and subsequent normalization of serological markers o...

Background. Patients treated with interferon (IFN) based therapies may develop exacerbation of autoimmune disease. We herein present the case of a 53-year-old female patient who developed celiac disease (CD) as a result of triple therapy (interferon, ribavirin, and boceprevir) for chronic HCV. Case. 53-year-old Caucasian female with past medical history of IV drug abuse was referred for abnorma...

BACKGROUND Several screening studies have indicated an increased prevalence of celiac disease (CD) among individuals with autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD), but estimates have varied substantially. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of CD in patients with ATD. METHOD A systematic review was conducted of articles published in PubMed Medline or EMBASE until September...

Celiac disease (CD) can be considered a complex multi-organ disorder with highly variable extra-intestinal, including neurological, involvement. Cerebellar ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, seizures, headache, cognitive impairment, and neuropsychiatric diseases are complications frequently reported. These manifestations may be present at the onset of the typical disease or become clinically eviden...