Article
Relation between mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene and idiopathic pancreatitis.
The New England journal of medicine - 3 Sept 1998
Cohn J A, Friedman K J, Noone P G, Knowles M R, Silverman L M, Jowell P S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether genetic factors predispose patients to idiopathic pancreatitis. In patients with cystic fibrosis, mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene typically cause pulmonary and pancreatic insufficiency while rarely causing pancreatitis. We examined whether idiopathic pancreatitis is associated with CFTR mutations in persons who do not have lung...
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