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Laura- Actually I think you're right -- I may have been thinking about the article by Dr. Hallie Davis recommending that MGUS and MM patients be tested for the celiac genes (as well as their first degree relatives) -- not the other way around. I don't know of any research on identification of a gene for MM or MGUS. If I do learn more about it, though,...

My mother is 81 and was diagnosed a couple of years ago with MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy), a precursor stage to multiple myeloma. She goes for blood checkups every 6th months and next month, she will ask them to test her for celiac disease. I don't know for certain whether I have celiac disease myself but I diagnosed myself as gluten intolerant through...