Article
Genetic predisposition to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Nov 2003
Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms leading to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis in humans have remained elusive. Numerous questions surround the apparent random nature of the disease in which 1 person is hit with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis while the next is spared. Why do fewer than 10% of chronic, heavy alcohol users ever develop pancreatitis, while others develop alcoholic liver disease, neuropathy, or other alcohol-associated...
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