Evidence for a common mutation in hereditary pancreatitis.

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Hereditary pancreatitis is an autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance. It is characterised by recurring episodes of severe abdominal pain and often presents in childhood. Recently, a mutation in the cationic trypsinogen gene was identified in this disease. Previously, only one mutation at residue 117 of the trypsinogen gene has been found in the five separate hereditary pancreatitis families, four...

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