Gene-environment factors that contribute to alcoholic pancreatitis in humans.

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Alcohol-associated acute and chronic pancreatitis occur in a minority of alcohol users, suggesting that most drinkers are protected from pancreatic diseases while a subset is susceptible. Ongoing studies suggest that the pathophysiology is complex and can involve multiple genetic and environmental pathways and stochastic events. Both rat models and human genetic epidemiology studies have been used to understand...

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