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Pancreatitis polygenic risk score is associated with acute pancreatitis in multifactorial chylomicronemia syndrome.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2024
Guay Simon-Pierre, Paquette Martine, Taschereau Amélie, Desgagné Véronique, Bouchard Luigi, Bernard Sophie, Baass Alexis
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BACKGROUND: Multifactorial chylomicronemia syndrome (MCS) is a severe form of hypertriglyceridemia associated with an increased risk of acute pancreatitis (AP). The risk of AP is heterogenous and is associated with increased level of triglycerides (TG) and presence of rare variants in TG metabolism-related genes. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the accumulation of common variants in pancreatitis susceptibility genes,...
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