Phenotypic variability of the homozygous IVS3+2T>C mutation in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

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Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disease that eventually results in the impairment of exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas. Recent studies have shown an association between mutations in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene and CP. SPINK1 provides the first line of defense against prematurely activated trypsinogen by physically blocking the active site of...

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