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Mutation analysis of the cystic fibrosis and cationic trypsinogen genes in patients with alcohol-related pancreatitis.
American journal of medical genetics - 11 Sept 2000
Monaghan K G, Jackson C E, KuKuruga D L, Feldman G L
Abstract excerpt
Cationic trypsinogen and cystic fibrosis mutations have been identified in pancreatitis patients, although no study has looked for mutations in both genes in the same patient. Pancreatitis can be induced by alcohol, although not all alcoholics develop pancreatitis. We hypothesize that this phenomenon is due to a genetic predisposition in persons with alcohol-related pancreatitis. We performed sequence analysis of...
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