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Mutations in the SPINK1 gene in idiopathic pancreatitis Italian patients.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2003
Gomez-Lira Macarena, Bonamini Deborah, Castellani Carlo, Unis Lorenza, Cavallini Giorgio, Assael Baroukh Maurice, Pignatti Pier Franco
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic chronic and acute recurrent pancreatitis (IP) have been associated with mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Mutations in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal 1 (SPINK1) have been described in some idiopathic chronic patients and it has been suggested that mutations in this gene could be responsible for a loss of trypsin inhibitor function. In this study, the...
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