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A patient with pancreas divisum, recurrent acute pancreatitis, and homozygosity for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator-associated protein 5T allele.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 May 2013
Montagnani Marco, Cazzato Salvatore, Mutignani Massimiliano, Cevenini Monica, Guidetti Elena, Zvi Ido Ben, Aldini Rita, Saraceni Giacomo, Cavoli Carlotta, Garagnani Paolo, Ferrari Simona, Mantovani Vilma
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) have been reported to increase the risk of recurrent acute pancreatitis in patients with pancreas divisum. We assessed the CFTR gene in a young male patient with pancreas divisum and recurrent acute pancreatitis. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and computed tomography revealed that the patient had pancreas divisum, with...
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