Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Tropical Chronic Pancreatitis

The Pancreas: An Integrated Textbook of Basic Science, Medicine, and Surgery: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 412-419

  Tandon, Rakesh K ^a  

^a Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B (CTSB) gene polymorphism with TCP; Cationic trypsinogen gene mutation; Environmental pancreatotoxin; Free radical mediated injury; HLA gene polymorphism in FCPD; SPINK1 gene mutation; TCP epidemiology and pathogenesis; TCP autoimmune mechanism; Tropical chronic pancreatitis (TCP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889767283     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300123.ch41     Document Type: Chapter

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