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Polymorphism in the KCNA3 gene is associated with susceptibility to autoimmune pancreatitis in the Japanese population.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2011
Ota Masao, Ito Tetsuya, Umemura Takeji, Katsuyama Yoshihiko, Yoshizawa Kaname, Hamano Hideaki, Kawa Shigeyuki
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Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), characterized by irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct, swelling of the pancreas, and histological evidence of lymphoplasmacytic inflammation by high serum immunoglobulin G4, is distinct from ordinary pancreatitis. However, genetic factors involved in the etiology and pathophysiology of AIP remain unclear. Sixty-four patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (53 men, 11 women;...
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