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The MCP-1 -2518 A/G polymorphism is not a susceptibility factor for chronic pancreatitis.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2006
Sass David A, Papachristou Georgios I, Lamb Janette, Barmada M Michael, Brand Randall E, Money Mary E, Hawes Robert H, Cotton Peter B, Slivka Adam, Whitcomb David C
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory process initiated by recurrent acute pancreatitis and characterized by progressive parenchyma destruction and fibrosis. Genetic factors influence susceptibility and modify progression. The monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) -25...
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