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SPINK1 mutations are associated with multiple phenotypes.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2001
Pfützer R H, Whitcomb D C
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding for the pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor or serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type I (SPINK1) have been associated with different entities of chronic pancreatitis. While there is no doubt about the involvement of SPINK1 mutations in pancreatic inflammatory disease, much controversy has arisen regarding which alterations are associated with disease and what type of disease model...
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