Open AccessCeliac disease in patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus screened by tissue transglutaminase antibodies in northwest of Iran
Author(s) -
Nasibeh Sharifi,
Manouchehr Khoshbaten,
Akbar Aliasgarzade,
Amir Bahrami
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of diabetes in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0973-3930
pISSN - 1998-3832
DOI - 10.4103/0973-3930.44081
Subject(s) - medicine , tissue transglutaminase , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , antibody , immunology , endocrinology , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme
High prevalence rates of celiac disease (CD) in patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have been reported in several countries. However, the data regarding this association are scarce in Iran. In this study, we report the prevalence of CD in patients with T1DM in northwest of Iran using tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTGA) as a screening test.