Background. A non-negligible percentage of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a
leading cause of hepatic progressive disorder related to insulin resistance, have no
metabolic risk factors, and abnormal intestinal permeability has been suggested to be
involved in the pathogenesis of the liver damage. Coeliac disease, a curable disorder
characterised by inflammatory mucosal damage, may show hepatic histological features
similar to steatohepatitis. Conflicting data have been reported on the prevalence of coeliac …