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Mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2001
Truninger K, Malik N, Ammann R W, Muellhaupt B, Seifert B, Müller H J, Blum H E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Several studies have reported an increased frequency of cystic fibrosis gene mutations in idiopathic but not in alcoholic chronic pancreatitis. The impact of cystic fibrosis gene mutations on the long-term course of chronic pancreatitis has not been analyzed. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency of cystic fibrosis gene mutations in patients with chronic pancreatitis with long-term...
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