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Risk of pancreatitis with mutation of the cystic fibrosis gene.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2004
Choudari C P, Imperiale Thomas F, Sherman Stuart, Fogel Evan, Lehman Glen A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Between 5% and 15% of patients with recurrent pancreatitis have no identified etiology after routine investigation and advanced endoscopic evaluation. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene is a risk factor for idiopathic pancreatitis. METHODS: We compared the frequency of CFTR mutations as measured by DNA probe analysis in a...
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