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I have HLA-DQ8 0302, a celiac gene but no diagnosis because there was no early stage damage on the endoscopy and the GI didn't do bloodwork. My gluten intolerance morphed into celiac 14 years ago after I caught H1N1. Almost all people with celiac have HLA DQ2 or DQ8, but that doesn't mean 100%. There is shockingly little research and medical (meaning doctors) knowledge about celiac. Even if someone doesn't have celiac (although bloodwork and villous atrophy are diagnostic of such) one can still have an autoimmune reaction by being gluten intolerant, for which there is no good test. Gluten free is a lot easier than it was years ago; apps like findmeglutenfree and the NCA site help with diet and places to eat.