Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Generally, symptoms of celiac disease is not accompanied when present together with autoimmune endocrine diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of silent celiac disease in the APS and autoimmune monoglandular disorders by measuring tissue transglutaminase antibodies (ttgAb).Methods: A total of 103 patients with monaglandular or polyglandular autoimmune endocrine disorders and 32 control subjects were enrolled in the...

Introduction: Vitamin D Deficiency has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause like from malabsorbtion due to celiac disease, gastrointestinal disorders related to diabetes or thyroid disease, corticosteroid therapy complications etc\..In this study, we aimed to investigate vitamin d levels in autoimmune endocrine disorders and relationship with silent celiac...