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Absence of a PDX-1 mutation and normal gastroduodenal immunohistology in a child with pancreatic agenesis.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2000
Verwest A M, Poelman M, Dinjens W N, Batstra M R, Oostra B A, Lequin M H, Larsson L I, Aanstoot H J, Bruining G J, de Krijger R R
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic agenesis is a rare condition, of which only a limited number of cases have been described. One recent paper reported a homozygous mutation in the pancreatic duodenal homeobox gene 1 (PDX-1) in a child with pancreatic agenesis. We report a 6-year-old boy with pancreatic agenesis, treated medically, without abnormalities in the PDX-1 gene coding sequence and with normal gastroduodenal endocrine cell...
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