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Mutations N34S and P55S of the SPINK1 gene in patients with chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer and in healthy subjects: a report from Finland.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2005
Lempinen Marko, Paju Annukka, Kemppainen Esko, Smura Teemu, Kylänpää Marja-Leena, Nevanlinna Heli, Stenman Jakob, Stenman Ulf-Håkan
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OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the Kazal type 1 serine protease inhibitor (SPINK1) gene have recently been associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP), an established risk factor for pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of the SPINK1 gene mutations (N34S and P55S) in patients with CP, or pancreatic cancer, and in healthy subjects in Finland. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The N34S and P55S...
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