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New PRSS1 and common CFTR mutations in a child with acute recurrent pancreatitis, could be considered an "Hereditary" form of pancreatitis ?
BMC gastroenterology - 15 Oct 2010
Corleto Vito D, Gambardella Stefano, Gullotta Francesca, D'Apice Maria R, Piciucchi Matteo, Galli Elena, Lucidi Vincenzina, Novelli Giuseppe, Delle Fave Gianfranco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: acute recurrent pancreatitis is a complex multigenic disease, the diagnosis is even more difficult when this disease develops in a child. CASE PRESENTATION: a 6-years old boy, hospitalized with epigastric pain radiating to the back showed high serum levels of serum amylase, lipase, CRP and erythrosedimentation rate. Several similar milder episodes of pain, followed by quick recovery and complete...
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