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I keep seeing questions about the possible connection between thyroid
problems and celiac, so I thought this might be interesting.

Celiac disease linked to autoimmune thyroid disease
A relatively high percentage of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis have
celiac disease, Italian investigators report.
http://gastroenterology.medscape.com/19548.rhtml
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A peek at the findings, reported in the February issue of Digestive
Diseases and Sciences, show that the prevalence of celiac disease was 3.4%
in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis, and 0.6% and 0.25% among the two
control groups. Not a high incidence but enough to establish a definite
connection statistically.

Moreover, the study found an association between untreated celiac disease,
gluten intake and autoimmune disorders. The researchers write, "We believe
that undiagnosed celiac disease can cause other disorders by switching on
some as yet unknown immunological mechanism. Untreated celiac patients
produce organ-specific autoantibodies."

-vance