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Mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
The New England journal of medicine - 3 Sept 1998
Sharer N, Schwarz M, Malone G, Howarth A, Painter J, Super M, Braganza J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The pancreatic lesions of cystic fibrosis develop in utero and closely resemble those of chronic pancreatitis. Therefore, we hypothesized that mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene may be more common than expected among patients with chronic pancreatitis. METHODS: We studied 134 consecutive patients with chronic pancreatitis (alcohol-related disease in 71,...
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