<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Frequent references have been made by list subscribers to possible links between celiac disease and other autoimmune diseases--of personal interest to me given family history and that of several other celiacs I've met. (e.g. personal: two sisters with rheumatoid arthritis; three celiac grand nephews in one family--one of those with juvenile diabetes, another with juvenile RA.) If interested in satisfying some curiosity, and perhaps making a wee contribution to research at the same time, contact me personally if you or other close relatives have a medically diagnosed autoimmune disease such as those mentioned--or lupus, or other serious, related autoimmune disorders . I will summarize and share results with listmembers and with several MD's who have demonstrated a special interest in celiac disease. Please list disease and relationship to you.