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Motion--genetic testing is useful in the diagnosis of nonhereditary pancreatic conditions: arguments against the motion.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Jan 2003
Cohn Jonathan A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of two genes, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) and the pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor gene (PSTI), are associated with an increase in the risk of idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. Persons who have mutations of both CFTR alleles (one severely and one mildly affected) are especially susceptible to this disease. Because these compound heterozygotes have sufficient...
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