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Association between calcium sensing receptor gene polymorphisms and chronic pancreatitis in a US population: role of serine protease inhibitor Kazal 1type and alcohol.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jul 2008
Muddana Venkata, Lamb Janette, Greer Julia-B, Elinoff Beth, Hawes Robert H, Cotton Peter B, Anderson Michelle A, Brand Randall E, Slivka Adam, Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To test the hypothesis that calcium sensing receptor (CASR) polymorphisms are associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP), and to determine whether serine protease inhibitor Kazal 1type (SPINK1) N34S or alcohol are necessary co-factors in its etiology. METHODS: Initially, 115 subjects with pancreatitis and 66 controls were evaluated, of whom 57 patients and 21 controls were predetermined to carry the high-risk...
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