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Genetic Susceptibility in Acute Pancreatitis: Genotyping of GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1, CASP7, CASP8, CASP9, CASP10, LTA, TNFRSF1B, and TP53 Gene Variants.
Pancreas - 1 Jan 2017
Dʼ Oliveira Martins Francisco, Gomes Bruno Costa, Rodrigues António Sebastião, Rueff José
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OBJECTIVES: Genetic testing could play a critical role in diagnosis and prognosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) and guide effective therapeutic interventions. We hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms in apoptosis and oxidative stress genes could determine incidence or severity in AP. METHODS: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study in a white Portuguese population (133 AP patients and 232 age- and...
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