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Common calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene variants do not modify risk for chronic pancreatitis in a Hungarian cohort.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Oct 2021
Takáts Amanda, Berke Gergő, Szentesi Andrea, Farkas Gyula, Izbéki Ferenc, Erőss Bálint, Czakó László, Vincze Áron, Hegyi Péter, Sahin-Tóth Miklós, Hegyi Eszter
Abstract excerpt
The calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) is expressed in the pancreas where it might regulate calcium concentrations in pancreatic secretions. Two independent studies reported conflicting results claiming that commonly occurring missense variants of the CASR gene are risk factors for chronic pancreatitis (CP). Here, we attempted to replicate the association between CASR variants and CP. We analyzed 337 patients and...
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