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Cystic fibrosis in the pancreas: recent advances provide new insights.
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Apr 1999
Bornstein J D, Cohn J A
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis accounts for up to one third of chronic pancreatitis cases. The most common inherited disease of the exocrine pancreas is cystic fibrosis, which is caused by mutations of a gene encoding an ion transport protein. It was discovered during the past year that many patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis have mutations of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. This article reviews...
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