Other diseases Celiac People can have
People with celiac disease tend to have other autoimmune diseases. The connection between celiac disease and these diseases may be genetic. These diseases include thyroid disease systemic lupus erythematosus type 1 diabetes liver disease collagen vascular disease rheumatoid arthritis Sjögren's syndrome http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/index.htm#9