CD diagnosis by serology (antigliadin antibody/antiendomysial antibody/tissue transglutaminase positivity) and confirmed by intestinal biopsy. CD: Celiac disease; T1DM: Type 1 diabetes melitus.

Less than one-third of these patients had evidence of celiac serology results in the medical record, and even in patients with pre-biopsy testing the majority were serologically negative (Table 1).

An endoscopy is performed to obtain a small piece of tissue (biopsy) from your small intestine to see if there is damage stopping your body from taking in nutrients, caused by celiac disease.

Celiac disease is a digestive and immune disorder that can keep the body from absorbing necessary nutrients. "Our conception and awareness of celiac disease has evolved over the past few decades, but ...

Celiac disease is often accompanied by low cholesterol levels, and it has been proposed that the standard treatment for celiac disease—a gluten-free diet—raises cholesterol levels, thereby ...