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A Thai family with hereditary pancreatitis and increased cancer risk due to a mutation in PRSS1 gene.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Mar 2005
Pho-Iam Theeraphong, Thongnoppakhun Wanna, Yenchitsomanus Pa-Thai, Limwongse Chanin
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate mutation of serine protease 1-cationic trypsinogen (CT, PRSS1) gene in members of a Thai family with hereditary pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing were performed to analyze the PRSS1 gene in two members of the family affected by pancreatitis. Allele specific amplification (ASA) method was then developed to detect the mutation of the...
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