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Genetics of pancreatitis.
Current opinion in gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2011
LaRusch Jessica, Whitcomb David C
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic pancreatitis is a syndrome characterized by chronic inflammation of the pancreas, with variable pain, calcifications, necrosis, fatty replacement, fibrosis and scarring and other complications. Disease susceptibility, severity, progression and pain patterns vary widely and do not necessarily parallel one another. Much of the variability in susceptibility to recurrent acute and chronic...
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