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CFTR IVS8 Poly-T Variation Affects Severity of Acute Pancreatitis in Women.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract - 1 May 2019
Radosavljevic Ivan, Stojanovic Bojan, Spasic Marko, Jankovic Slobodan, Djordjevic Natasa
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BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is important for normal pancreatic function. Its coding gene is polymorphic, and the variations have been associated with the increased risk for acute pancreatitis. However, their impact on the disease severity is still unknown. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the functional importance of common cystic fibrosis transmembrane...
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