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Serum pancreatic enzymes define the pancreatic phenotype in patients with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Aug 2002
Ip Wan F, Dupuis Annie, Ellis Lynda, Beharry Satti, Morrison Jodi, Stormon Michael O, Corey Mary, Rommens Johanna M, Durie Peter R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of serum enzymes for defining the pancreatic phenotype in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), an inherited multisystem condition. STUDY DESIGN: Serum pancreatic trypsinogen and isoamylase were measured in 164 patients known or presumed to have SDS. The diagnosis was confirmed in 90 patients. Among 74 unconfirmed cases, 35 ("probable SDS") had hematologic dysfunction but lacked...
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