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Keratin 8 mutations are not associated with familial, sporadic and alcoholic pancreatitis in a population from the United States.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2006
Schneider Alexander, Lamb Janette, Barmada M Michael, Cuneo Anthony, Money Mary E, Whitcomb David C
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Genetic predispositions play a major role in the development of chronic pancreatitis. Recently, a mutation in the keratin 8 gene (G62C) was reported to be associated with chronic pancreatitis in Italy. We determined whether mutations in the keratin 8 gene are associated with familial, sporadic and alcoholic recurrent acute or chronic pancreatitis in a population from the United States....
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