Clinical and Morphological Characteristics of Sporadic Genetically Determined Pancreatitis as Compared to Idiopathic Pancreatitis: Higher Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in CFTR Variants

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Idiopathic pancreatitis is considered to be a multigenic and multifactorial disease. Genetically determined pancreatitis is associated with mutations in the PRSS1,SPINK1 and CFTR genes. This study aimed at examining the clinical and morphological characteristics of patients diagnosed with genetically determined sporadic pancreatitis. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were the presence of PRSS1,CFTR or...

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