Great thread - will have to take time to read more of the links later.
Another paper from Dr. Hadjavassiliou is
Gluten sensitivity masquerading as systemic lupus erythematosus
You can read the complete paper
http://ard.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/63/11/1501
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The prevalence of antigliadin antibodies in patients with SLE has been reported to be 23%.14 None of these patients had an enteropathy on biopsy. The conclusion was that there is no association between CD and SLE, but an association between gluten sensitivity and SLE cannot be excluded. More likely, however, is the possibility of misdiagnosis of SLE in patients with gluten sensitivity.
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Another question. How does Zonulin fit in? Apparently every person who eats wheat makes Zonulin. Zonulin is the stuff that loosens up the tight junctions between the cells that line the small intestinr. Only those with CD make a large amount of Zonulin. How much does a person have to make to become celiac? How much to become gluten sensitive?
Anne