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[Cationic trypsinogen gene mutation in patients with chronic idiopathic pancreatitis].
The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi - 1 Jan 2004
Lee Woo Jin, Kim Kyung-Ah, Lee June Sung, Jeon Young Bin, Jeong Ji Bong, Ryu Ji Kon, Kim Yong-Tae, Yoon Yong Bum, Kim Chung Yong
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Mutation of Cationic trypsinogen gene is clearly associated with hereditary pancreatitis and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pancreatitis. According to literature, this mutation is occasionally occurred in patients with pancreatitis in Western countries and Japan....
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