In their retrospective study, Leonardi and La Rosa (2010) did not find any instances of celiac disease (CD) among hepatitis Bvirus carrier patients (1). CD is an inflammatory, immune-mediated intestinal disorder triggered by ingested wheat gluten in genetically susceptible individuals (2). Leonardi and La Rosa (2010) found CD antibodies (immunoglobulin A and G antigliadin( in 11.6% of the cases, but no patient had immunoglobulin A antiendomysium or immunoglobulin A antitissue transglutaminase; consequently, a diagnosis of CD was ruled out...