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Screening for mutations of the cationic trypsinogen gene: are they of relevance in chronic alcoholic pancreatitis?
Gut - 1 Mar 1999
Teich N, Mössner J, Keim V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In hereditary pancreatitis mutations of exons 2 (N21I) and 3 (R117H) of the cationic trypsinogen gene have been described. AIMS: To investigate whether the same mutations can also be found in patients with chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. METHODS: Leucocyte DNA was prepared from 23 patients with chronic alcoholic pancreatitis, 21 with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, 34 individuals from seven independent...
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