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Pancreas Divisum Increases the Risk of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis in Patients with rs12338 Polymorphism in the Cathepsin B Gene.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jul 2021
Talukdar Rupjyoti, Aslam Mohsin, Reddy D Nageshwar, Nabi Zaheer, Shava Upender, Ravikanth V V, Avanthi Steffie, Govardhan B
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OBJECTIVES: Pancreas divisum (PD) as a cause of pancreatitis has been debated. In this study, we report the association of multiple gene polymorphisms on the risk of RAP in the presence of PD. DESIGN: We enrolled 687 individuals (167 IRAP, 276 ICP, and 244 unrelated healthy controls) from May 2015 to September 2016. Patients were divided into those with/without PD. Associations between the significantly prevalent...
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