Autoimmune Diseases

Celiac disease is a highly underdiagnosed condition. Studies indicate a prevalence of 1% of the population, although only 10–15% of patients have been diagnosed.

Serological Diagnosis - Epidemiology
The third leading cause of morbidity. It can occur in young people.
Prevalence increases with age.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an immune intolerance to the glutamine residues in gluten. It is characterized by chronic inflammation and atrophy of the villi in the proximal small intestine and manifests in genetically predisposed individuals; and is therefore more common among the children of people with celiac disease than in the general population.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of the inner lining of the joints (symmetrical synovitis), affecting approximately 40,000 people in Portugal.

Among the diseases that result from the body attacking itself—known as autoimmune diseases—rheumatoid arthritis is the most common, affecting approximately 40,000 people in Portugal. It usually manifests early in life (between the ages of 35 and 45)...

Pernicious Anemia

Autoimmune Gastritis

Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Serological Diagnosis

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Serological Diagnosis