Frequency of celiac disease is not increased among multiple sclerosis patients

Mult Scler. 2008 Jun;14(5):698-700. doi: 10.1177/1352458507087268.

Abstract

We evaluated the presence of IgA and IgG celiac disease-related antibodies in a sample of 217 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in a sample of 200 controls not affected by neurological disorders. None of the 217 patients with MS presented IgG and IgA anti-gliadin, anti-endomysial antibodies, anti-tissue transglutaminase and anti-reticulin, whereas only one of the selected controls presented specific antibodies; this subject resulted to be effectively affected by celiac disease. Our data did not show an increased frequency of celiac disease among patients with MS.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Benzylisoquinolines / immunology
  • Celiac Disease / epidemiology*
  • Celiac Disease / immunology
  • Female
  • Gliadin / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / epidemiology*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / immunology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Transglutaminases / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Benzylisoquinolines
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Gliadin
  • Transglutaminases
  • reticuline