There is also a slight risk of a false positive test result, especially for people with associated autoimmune disorders like type 1 diabetes, autoimmune liver disease, Hashimotoâs thyroiditis, psoriatic or rheumatoid arthritis, and heart failure, who do not have celiac disease.
Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction. Autoimmunity is accepted as the cause of a wide range of disorders, and it is suspected to be responsible for many more.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of different tissues of the body. Autoimmune diseases happen when the bodyâs immune system attacks its own tissues.The most common type of lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which affects different parts of the body including internal organs.LE is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system makes antibodies to cells in the body leading to widespread inflammation and tissue damage. For an epidemiologic overview of SLE, visit the CDC Arthritis Program's lupus page.