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Does celiac disease trigger autoimmune thyroiditis?

April 26, 2017autoimmune celiac disease Thyroiditis Trigger

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Does celiac disease trigger autoimmune thyroiditis?

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Celiac disease is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disorder of the small intestine that affects ~1% of the population. In celiac disease, an interplay of genetic and environmental factors causes an inappropriate immune response to wheat gluten and the similar proteins of barley and rye.