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SPINK1, ADH2, and ALDH2 gene variants and alcoholic chronic pancreatitis in Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Mar 2008
Shimosegawa Tooru, Kume Kiyoshi, Masamune Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
The serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) is a potent antiprotease and an important inactivation factor of intrapancreatic trypsin activity. Loss of function by the SPINK1 mutations leads to decreased inhibitory capacity. The significance of SPINK1 mutations in alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (CP) in Japan and its functional role remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to clarify the incidence...
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