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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator function in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Medicine - 25 Feb 2022
Schlosser Tobias, Fischer Daniel, Büttner Sandra, Blank Valentin, Hoffmeister Albrecht
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) is still not entirely understood with many patients probably having more than 1 underlying etiology. Besides toxic-metabolic factors, genetics contribute to disease development. Mutations in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) are shown to increase risk for CP. Activity of CFTR can easily be accessed in vivo by measurement of nasal...
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