Current insights into the pathogenesis of acute and chronic pancreatitis.

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For a long time the pathogenesis of pancreatitis has remained enigmatic. Recent developments in cellular and molecular biology, however, have provided a tremendous research impetus and some of its mysteries are finally being disclosed. This review discusses the implications of the discovery of the disease gene in hereditary pancreatitis and outlines recent advances in our understanding of the mechanism and site...

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