[Dutch patients with hereditary pancreatitis; high mutation frequency, relatively little pain].

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OBJECTIVE: To assess genetic, clinical and morphological characteristics of hereditary pancreatitis, a rare type of chronic pancreatitis with an early onset of symptoms, which is, among others, caused by mutations in the PRSS1 gene. DESIGN: Observational cohort study. METHOD: The study population consisted of 496 patients (27,375 person-years) who were referred to Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre for...

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