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N34S mutation in the SPINK1 gene is not associated with alternative splicing.
Pancreas - 1 May 2007
Masamune Atsushi, Kume Kiyoshi, Takagi Yasuhiko, Kikuta Kazuhiro, Satoh Kennichi, Satoh Akihiko, Shimosegawa Tooru
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OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have shown an association between chronic pancreatitis (CP) and mutations, especially the N34S mutation, in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene. But the underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. The aberrant splicing caused by the cosegregating intronic mutations might play a role, but this hypothesis has not been tested. We here examined the messenger RNA...
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