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Genetic predisposition and its impact on natural history of idiopathic acute and acute recurrent pancreatitis in children.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Aug 2015
Poddar Ujjal, Yachha Surender Kumar, Mathias Amrita, Choudhuri Gourdas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic predisposition in paediatric idiopathic acute, acute recurrent pancreatitis and its consequences are unknown. We studied frequency of genetic markers in acute, acute recurrent, chronic pancreatitis and their impact on natural history. METHODS: Over a period of 2 years 68 consecutive children with pancreatitis (35.3% acute, 32.3% acute recurrent, 32.3% chronic) and 25 controls were recruited in...
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