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SPINK1/PSTI mutations are associated with tropical pancreatitis in Bangladesh. A preliminary report.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2001
Rossi L, Pfützer R H, Parvin S, Ali L, Sattar S, Kahn A K, Gyr N, Whitcomb D C
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Tropical pancreatitis (TP) refers to a severe type of idiopathic chronic pancreatitis that develops in children in tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia. Phenotypically TP is subdivided into fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) and tropical calcific pancreatitis without diabetes mellitus (TCP). Recently an association was identified between idiopathic pancreatitis in the USA and...
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