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Polymorphism of cystic fibrosis gene in Japanese patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Oct 2000
Kimura S, Okabayashi Y, Inushima K, Yutsudo Y, Kasuga M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene and the 5T genotype of the polythymidine tract at the exon 9 splice branch/acceptor site are shown to be associated with chronic pancreatitis in Caucasian patients. In contrast to Western countries, cystic fibrosis i...
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