Genetic Prevalence and Characteristics in Children With Recurrent Pancreatitis Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 04/23/2012

Sultan, Mutaz et al. – The authors found a high prevalence of genetic mutations in patients without anatomic or metabolic abnormalities known to be associated with pancreatitis. Studies are needed to ascertain the genetic causes of chronic (CP) and recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and examine the relation between single cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductor regulator gene (CFTR) mutations and single mutations in the PRSS1 and SPINK1 genes.

Read this article on Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Print Article | Back to Articles

Stay current on the latest literature, research and clinical news
Get special communications and offers from MDLinx and our sponsors
Receive invitations to paid market research

View Samples and Register

Stay current - Media Tool

Newsletter

RSS

Facebook

Receive free subspecialty
"5-minute updates" via email

Send the E-mail Newsletter to a Colleague

♦ Subscribe to our free RSS feeds:
Get the latest news in your specialty automatically added to your newsreader or your personal My Yahoo!, Google, My MSN or My AOL page. Learn More ♦

♦ Follow Us on Twitter
Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. Join today and follow @MDLinx to start receiving tweets. Learn More ♦

♦ Follow Us on Facebook

Search the latest
Physician Assistant Jobs
@MDLinx Career Center
View the full listing of physician jobs

Enter your email address and your password will be sent to you.
Email:

E-mail:
Password:
	Remember me Forgot your password?