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Chronic Pancreatitis-Like Change in BRCA2 Mutation Carriers.
Pancreas - 1 Jan 2000
Mizrahi Meir, Tseng Jennifer F, Wong Daniel, Tung Nadine, Eskander Mariam F, Berzin Tyler M, Pleskow Douglas K, Sawhney Mandeep S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia lesions can appear as chronic pancreatitis-like changes on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). The aim of our study was to determine if BRCA2 mutation carriers were more likely than noncarriers to demonstrate chronic pancreatitis-like changes on EUS. METHODS: Patients with BRCA2 mutations referred for EUS were identified (cases) from an endoscopy database. Controls were...
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