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A new polymorphism for the RI22H mutation in hereditary pancreatitis.
Gut - 1 Feb 2001
Howes N, Greenhalf W, Rutherford S, O'Donnell M, Mountford R, Ellis I, Whitcomb D, Imrie C, Drumm B, Neoptolemos J P
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hereditary pancreatitis (HP) is a rare form of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis. Mutations in the cationic trypsinogen (protease serine 1, PRSS1) gene have been identified as causing HP. The R122H (previously known as R117H) mutation is the commonest and can be detected by a single and rapid polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR/RFLP) based technique...
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