TY - JOUR
T1 - Thyroid-related autoantibodies and celiac disease
T2 - A role for a gluten-free diet?
AU - Mainardi, Elsa
AU - Montanelli, Alessandro
AU - Dotti, Maria
AU - Nano, Rosanna
AU - Moscato, Gianna
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - An association between celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders - such as insulin-dependent diabetes, Addison's disease, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, alopecia areata, and autoimmune endocrine diseases - has been described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of celiac disease in 100 patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Moreover, the monitoring of patients with concomitant celiac and autoimmune thyroid diseases, after a gluten-free diet or a gluten-containing diet, can give important insights into the effect of dietary habits in thyroid autoantibodies modulation. In our study, the prevalence of celiac disease in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease was 2%. In these two celiac patients, the serologic markers became undetectable 6 months after beginning a gluten-free diet. However, thyroid autoantibodies did not positively correlate with dietary habits.
AB - An association between celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders - such as insulin-dependent diabetes, Addison's disease, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, alopecia areata, and autoimmune endocrine diseases - has been described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of celiac disease in 100 patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Moreover, the monitoring of patients with concomitant celiac and autoimmune thyroid diseases, after a gluten-free diet or a gluten-containing diet, can give important insights into the effect of dietary habits in thyroid autoantibodies modulation. In our study, the prevalence of celiac disease in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease was 2%. In these two celiac patients, the serologic markers became undetectable 6 months after beginning a gluten-free diet. However, thyroid autoantibodies did not positively correlate with dietary habits.
KW - Autoimmunity
KW - Celiac disease
KW - Gluten
KW - Thyroid
KW - Tissue transglutaminase
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U2 - 10.1097/00004836-200209000-00009
DO - 10.1097/00004836-200209000-00009
M3 - Article
C2 - 12192201
AN - SCOPUS:0036720610
VL - 35
SP - 245
EP - 248
JO - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
SN - 0192-0790
IS - 3
ER -