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Cationic trypsinogen mutations and pancreatitis.
Clinics in laboratory medicine - 1 Mar 2005
Howes Nathan, Greenhalf William, Stocken Deborah D, Neoptolemos John P
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of PRSS 1 mutations in hereditary pancreatitis and analysis of how the genotype affects the presentation and progression of hereditary pancreatitis has led to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. Patients with hereditary pancreatitis present with symptoms at an early age and have a significant lifetime risk for the development of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency, albeit...
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