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Chronic pancreatitis associated with the p.G208A variant of PRSS1 gene in a European patient.
JOP : Journal of the pancreas - 10 Jan 2014
Hegyi Eszter, Cierna Iveta, Vavrova Ludmila, Ilencikova Denisa, Konecny Michal, Kovacs Laszlo
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CONTEXT: The major etiologic factor of chronic pancreatitis in adults is excessive alcohol consumption, whereas among children structural anomalies, systemic and metabolic disorders, and genetic factors are prevalent. Mutations in the cationic trypsinogen gene (PRSS1) cause hereditary pancreatitis, while mutations in serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1), cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance...
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