Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	10869
Country	Italy

Received	2014-04-23 20:34
Peer-Review Started	2014-04-24 20:29
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Return for Revision	2014-06-05 19:33
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Reversal of IgM deficiency following a gluten-free diet in seronegative celiac disease
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Lucia Montenegro, Domenico Piscitelli, Floriana Giorgio, Claudia Covelli, Maria Grazia Fiore, Giuseppe Losurdo, Andrea Iannone, Enzo Ierardi, Alfredo Di Leo and Mariabeatrice Principi
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Corresponding Author	Alfredo Di Leo, Professor, Gastroenterology Unit, Policlinico Hospital, Piazza G Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. alfredo.dileo@uniba.it
Key Words	Selective IgM deficiency; Seronegative celiac disease; Tissue transglutaminase; Gluten-free diet
Core Tip	Selective IgM deficiency is a rare condition, associated in 5% of cases to Celiac Disease (CD). The CD diagnosis in patients with immunoglobulin deficiencies is based only on response to a Gluten-Free Diet (GFD). Deposits of tissue transglutaminase are found in duodenal samples of seronegative CD. Our case (IgM deficiency/seronegative CD) disclosed novel insights: (1) it is possible to observe a selective association of IgM deficiency/seronegative CD; (2) the histological diagnosis of CD may be complex due to poor lymphocyte maturation; (3) mRNA coding for tissue transglutaminase in duodenal mucosa could be a useful diagnostic tool; and (4) GFD may reverse IgM deficiency by promoting lymphocyte maturation.
Publish Date	2014-12-18 17:08
Citation	Montenegro L, Piscitelli D, Giorgio F, Covelli C, Fiore MG, Losurdo G, Iannone A, Ierardi E, Di Leo A, Principi M. Reversal of IgM deficiency following a gluten-free diet in seronegative celiac disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(46): 17686-17689
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i46/17686.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17686

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