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Pancreatitis in fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes mellitus is not associated with common mutations in the trypsinogen gene.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Hassan Z, Mohan V, McDermott M F, Ali L, Ogunkolade W B, Aganna E, Cassell P G, Deepa R, Khan A K, Hitman G A
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BACKGROUND: A distinct type of pancreatitis associated with diabetes, termed fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD), has been reported in tropical developing countries including Bangladesh. The molecular basis for autosomal dominant hereditary pancreatitis (HP) has recently been attributed to mutations in exons 2 and 3 of the trypsinogen gene. We have investigated the hypothesis that mutations in the...
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