Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease of the small bowel characterized by a strong genetic association with HLA – DQ2 and DQ8. Gluten is the etiological factor and the tissue enzyme transglutaminase (TGase) is its autoantigen. CD is associated with several autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome and autoimmune thyroid diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of serum IgA anti-endomysial and anti-human TGase antibodies in individuals […]
