The CFTR gene variants in Japanese children with idiopathic pancreatitis

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Abstract The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene has been reported as one of the pancreatitis susceptibility genes. Although many variants of CFTR have been reported in Caucasian patients, there are few data in Japanese patients. We aimed to survey CFTR variants in Japanese children with idiopathic pancreatitis. Twenty-eight Japanese paediatric patients with idiopathic pancreatitis...

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