Article
A finger sweat chloride test for the detection of a high-risk group of chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Apr 2004
Naruse Satoru, Ishiguro Hiroshi, Suzuki Yasufumi, Fujiki Kotoyo, Ko Shigeru B H, Mizuno Nobumasa, Takemura Toshihiro, Yamamoto Akiko, Yoshikawa Toshiyuki, Jin Chunxiang, Suzuki Ryujiro, Kitagawa Motoji, Tsuda Takao, Kondo Takaharu, Hayakawa Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene are associated with chronic pancreatitis in Caucasians. We developed a simple method for measuring finger sweat chloride concentration to test whether CFTR dysfunction underlies chronic pancreatitis in Japan where cystic fibrosis (CF) is rare. METHODS: We studied 25 patients with chronic (21 alcoholic and 4 idiopathic)...
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