Genetic mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of tropical calcific pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-269

  Mahurkar, Swapna ^a,b   Reddy, D Nageshwar ^a   Rao, G Venkat ^a   Chandak, Giriraj Ratan ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Candidate gene analysis; Chronic pancreatitis; Complex disease; Fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes; Tropical calcific pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN; TRYPSINOGEN;

AUTOLYSIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CALCIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TANDEM REPEAT; TROPICAL CALCIFIC PANCREATITIS;

EID: 59249108382     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.264     Document Type: Review

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