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Comprehensive screening for reg1alpha gene rules out association with tropical calcific pancreatitis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Nov 2007
Mahurkar Swapna, Bhaskar Seema, Reddy D Nageshwar, Rao G Venkat, Chandak Giriraj Ratan
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the allelic and haplotypic association of reg1alpha gene with tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP). Since TCP is known to have a variable genetic basis, we investigated the interaction between mutations in the susceptibility genes, SPINK1 and CTSB with reg1alpha polymorphisms. METHODS: We analyzed the polymorphisms in the reg1alpha gene by sequencing the gene including its promoter region in...
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