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Anti-pituitary antibodies in celiac disease

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42% of children with newly diagnosed celiac disease have anti-pituitary antibodies:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/199...

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Jazzw

I didn't even know there were such things as anti-pituitary hormones.

But as there are - and there seems to be a link to gluten - is that why gluten sensitivity often goes hand in hand with hypothyroidism?

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK

Did you notice the linked comment?

Commentary on "anti-pituitary antibodies in children with newly diagnosed celiac disease: a novel finding contributing to linear growth".

Fasano A, Counts D.

Abstract

The pathogenesis of celiac disease (CD)-associated short stature is still unclear. The authors showed that newly diagnosed CD patients have a high prevalence of positive antipituitary antibodies that correlates with height impairment. Given the association of CD with other autoimmune disease, these authors' findings show one possible etiology for the poor growth seen in children with CD.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/202...

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Josiesmum

Next Endo appointment we'll ask for that test, will let you know what he says.

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