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In addition to rising diagnoses, the prevalence of undiagnosed celiac disease seems to have increased dramatically in the US in the last 50 years. In an IFM interview, renowned celiac researcher Alessio Fasano, MD, speaks with Patrick Hanaway, MD, on how research has impacted the estimated prevalence rates of celiac disease in the US.

Certain chronic diseases are known to co-occur, often because of shared underlying risk factors like inflammation. Traditionally, researchers have focused on a single disease or disease pairs, but recent research suggests that departing from this reductionist approach toward a more integrative assessment of multimorbidities can be beneficial.