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Combined bicarbonate conductance-impairing variants in CFTR and SPINK1 variants are associated with chronic pancreatitis in patients without cystic fibrosis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2011
Schneider Alexander, Larusch Jessica, Sun Xiumei, Aloe Amy, Lamb Janette, Hawes Robert, Cotton Peter, Brand Randall E, Anderson Michelle A, Money Mary E, Banks Peter A, Lewis Michele D, Baillie John, Sherman Stuart, Disario James, Burton Frank R, Gardner Timothy B, Amann Stephen T, Gelrud Andres, George Ryan, Rockacy Matthew J, Kassabian Sirvart, Martinson Jeremy, Slivka Adam, Yadav Dhiraj, Oruc Nevin, Barmada M Michael, Frizzell Raymond, Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP) is a complex inflammatory disorder associated with multiple genetic and environmental factors. In individuals without cystic fibrosis (CF), variants of CFTR that inhibit bicarbonate conductance but maintain chloride conductance might select...
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