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Genotypes of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes in relation to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis in Japan.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 1999
Maruyama K, Takahashi H, Matsushita S, Nakano M, Harada H, Otsuki M, Ogawa M, Suda K, Baba T, Honma T, Moroboshi T, Matsuno M
Abstract excerpt
Long-term consumption of large amounts of alcohol is the main cause of chronic pancreatitis. All heavy drinkers, however, do not contract chronic pancreatitis. Although genetic predisposition to alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease has been reported, genetic susceptibility to alcoholic pancreatitis is still a matter of debate. To determine the relation between genotypes of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes and...
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