<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The University of Utah is seeking volunteers for a celiac genetics study. We need siblings (brother and/or sisters) who have been biopsy diagnosed with celiac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis. Participants will be asked to send us a blood sample. Our hypothesis is that there is a gene(s) in addition to the HLA locus asociated with celiac disease. We will use a method similar to the one used by researchers last year to find two genes responsible for non-insulin dependant diabetes. To those of you who responded to the request I posted last spring - we can finally start collecting samples. Just contact me and we will send you a blood sample collection kit. If any of you know of sib-pairs who might be willing to contribute, please let me know. Jeff Black [log in to unmask] 1-800-444-8638 ext-15075