Genetics of chronic pancreatitis.

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Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease causing structural and progressive damage resulting in permanent deficit of both the exocrine and endocrine components. Although a few risk factors for the disease are known, of which the primary one is alcohol consumption, the actual mechanisms responsible for the initial steps and evolution of the disease are not. The discovery of mutations in the cationic...

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