Article
Association between F508 deletion in CFTR and chronic pancreatitis risk.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2017
Zhao Dong, Xu Yanzhen, Li Jiatong, Fu Shien, Xiao Feifan, Song Xiaowei, Xie Zhibin, Jiang Min, He Yan, Liu Chengwu, Wen Qiongxian, Yang Xiaoli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) has been reported to influence individual susceptibility to chronic pancreatitis (CP), but the results of previous studies are controversial. AIMS: We performed a study to demonstrate the relationship between CFTR and CP. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Embase for studies of patients with CP. Seven studies from 1995 to 2016 were...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
