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CFTR, PRSS1 and SPINK1 mutations in the development of pancreatitis in Brazilian patients.
JOP : Journal of the pancreas - 1 Sept 2003
Bernardino Andrea L Ferreira, Guarita Dulce Reis, Mott Carlos Barros, Pedroso Martha Regina Arcon, Machado Marcel Cerqueira Cesar, Laudanna Antonio Atilio, Tani Claudia Megume, Almeida Fatima Lovatti, Zatz Mayana
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CONTEXT: Mutations in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), in cationic trypsinogen (PRSS1) and in serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) genes have been associated with chronic pancreatitis (alcohol related, idiopathic and hereditary). However, the inheritance pattern is still not clear. PATIENTS: Eighty-two unrelated Brazilian patients with chronic pancreatitis (alcohol-related...
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