Article
Clinical characterization of patients with hereditary pancreatitis and mutations in the cationic trypsinogen gene.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Dec 2001
Keim V, Bauer N, Teich N, Simon P, Lerch M M, Mössner J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We determined the clinical manifestations of hereditary pancreatitis in nearly 30 families. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The two trypsinogen mutations N29I and R122H were identified in a group of 550 patients with chronic pancreatitis of unclear origin. The following criteria were used to characterize the severity of chronic pancreatitis (one point each): calcifications, cysts, dilation of the pancreatic duct,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.