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Functional significance of SPINK1 promoter variants in chronic pancreatitis.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 May 2015
Derikx Monique H M, Geisz Andrea, Kereszturi Éva, Sahin-Tóth Miklós
Abstract excerpt
Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, which often develops as a result of genetic predisposition. Some of the most frequently identified risk factors affect the serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene, which encodes a trypsin inhibitor responsible for protecting the pancreas from premature trypsinogen activation. Recent genetic and functional studies indicated...
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