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CFTR gene mutations in pancreatitis: Frequency and clinical manifestations in an Austrian patient cohort.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 1 Jan 2007
Zoller Heinz, Egg Margit, Graziadei Ivo, Creus Marc, Janecke Andreas R, Löffler-Ragg Judith, Vogel Wolfgang
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Mutations in the gene encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) are over-represented in patients with chronic pancreatitis: 13-37% of pancreatitis patients are heterozygous for CFTR mutations, compared with the carrier estimate of 3.2% in the central European population. The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between clinical manifestations of...
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