Article
Cystic fibrosis genotypes and alcoholic pancreatitis.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 1998
Norton I D, Apte M V, Dixson H, Trent R J, Haber P S, Pirola R C, Wilson J S
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency are associated with both cystic fibrosis and alcoholism. The pathogenesis of alcoholic pancreatitis is unknown, but only a minority of alcoholics develop pancreatitis, and it has been suggested that a genetic predisposition may play a role in this disease...
Topics
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DNA
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pancreatitis, Alcoholic
