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>After reading lynn's reply to the discussion of celiacs and the hepatitis
>B vaccine, I suddenly find myelf a bit more interested because of her
>lack of response. I was given the vaccine in late 1988 and early 1989.
>This was two and a half years before I showed celiac symptoms. About a
>year after the vaccine, I took part in a liver research study. One of the
>things measures was the Hepatitis B antibody. I was negative. After that
>I had a booster shot, but I never did get further tested to see if I
>developed the antibody this time. Although I don't have a good
>explaination or theory as to why Lynn and I should not respond to the
>vaccine, I do find it an interesting similarity.

Hmm, am I sensing a trend here?  I also received the hep B vaccine,
I think it was 1988.  I had no problems celiac-wise with the
vaccine (which I stated in a previous post on this topic).  What
I didn't post is that I also tested negative for the antibody.

                                        BJ