<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi all, I've read that celiac disease is an autosomal recessive trait, which I understood to mean that one would need a recessive gene from each side of one's family. This is making less and less sense to me as I think about it. I know that the environmental trigger must follow for the disease to express itself but does anyone have a better understanding of the predisposing genetic situation that must exist first? Many thanks, lm in nashville