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N34S, a pancreatitis associated SPINK1 mutation, is not associated with sporadic pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2003
Teich Niels, Schulz Hans-Ulrich, Witt Heiko, Böhmig Michael, Keim Volker
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The SPINK1 mutation N34S is associated to chronic pancreatitis of idiopathic, alcoholic and tropic origin. Our aim was to evaluate its prevalence in patients with sporadic pancreatic cancer. METHODS: The N34S allele of SPINK1 was analyzed by melting curve analysis using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) probes and the LightCycler in 159 German patients with sporadic pancreatic cancer (83...
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