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CFTR and/or pancreatitis susceptibility genes mutations as risk factors of pancreatitis in cystic fibrosis patients?
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2000
Gaitch Natacha, Hubert Dominique, Gameiro Christine, Burgel Pierre-Régis, Houriez Florence, Martinez Brigitte, Honoré Isabelle, Chapron Jeanne, Kanaan Reem, Dusser Daniel, Girodon Emmanuelle, Bienvenu Thierry
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Currently, factors that promote the occurrence of pancreatitis episodes in patients affected with cystic fibrosis (CF) and pancreatic sufficiency (PS) are largely unknown. METHODS: Six genes involved in pancreatitis or in ion transport into the pancreatic duct were investigated by next generation sequencing in 59 adult CF-PS patients with two identified CF mutations. Data on predisposing...
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