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Is the SPINK1 variant p.N34S overrepresented in patients with acute pancreatitis?
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Mar 2012
Jøergensen Maiken Thyregod, Brusgaard Klaus, Novovic Srdan, Andersen Anders Møller, Hansen Mark Berner, Gerdes Anne-Marie, de Muckadell Ove Bent Schaffalitzky
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OBJECTIVES: Serine Protease Inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) protects against premature intracellular activation of trypsinogen and development of acute pancreatitis. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of SPINK1 mutations (a) in unselected patients with first-time acute pancreatitis and (b) i...
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