Cystic fibrosis in the pancreas: recent advances provide new insights.
Curr Gastroenterol Rep
; 1(2): 161-5, 1999 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10980944
ABSTRACT
Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis accounts for up to one third of chronic pancreatitis cases. The most common inherited disease of the exocrine pancreas is cystic fibrosis, which is caused by mutations of a gene encoding an ion transport protein. It was discovered during the past year that many patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis have mutations of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. This article reviews the evidence associating mutations of this gene with chronic pancreatitis and discusses the implications of this association for the evaluation, pathogenesis, classification, and possible prevention of pancreatitis.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pancreatitis
/
Fibrosis Quística
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Gastroenterol Rep
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos