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Tumour necrosis factor microsatellite haplotypes are associated with chronic pancreatitis.
JOP : Journal of the pancreas - 11 Jan 2006
O'Reilly Derek A, Dunlop Simon, Sargen Kevin, Demaine Andrew, Wilkinson Stephen, Kingsnorth Andrew N
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CONTEXT: Alcohol is the major aetiological agent for both chronic pancreatitis and alcoholic liver disease. However, as only a minority of alcoholics develop either chronic pancreatitis or alcoholic liver disease, there are clearly genetic or environmental cofactors that determine individual susceptibility to these diseases. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether polymorphisms of the TNF gene may account for individual...
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