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SPINK1 N34S is strongly associated with recurrent acute pancreatitis but is not a risk factor for the first or sentinel acute pancreatitis event.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2010
Aoun Elie, Muddana Venkata, Papachristou Georgios I, Whitcomb David C
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OBJECTIVES: Serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene mutations have been associated with chronic pancreatitis of different etiologies; however, little is known about their role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). Our aim was to study the prevalence of the SPINK1 N34S polymorphism in patients with sentinel and recurrent AP (RAP). METHODS: Patients with AP were enrolled, and genetic tests...
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