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Genetics and pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis: the 2012 update.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2012
Chen Jian-Min, Férec Claude
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Chronic pancreatitis is a persistent inflammation of the pancreas that results in irreversible morphological changes and impairment of both exocrine and endocrine functions. Genetic studies of the disease over the past 15 years have led to the identification of four firmly established susceptibility genes namely PRSS1, SPNIK1, CTRC and CFTR. Our previously published review (Chen and Férec. Annu Rev Genomics Hum...
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