Variation in the γ-Glutamyltransferase 1 Gene and Risk of Chronic Pancreatitis

Autor: David C. Whitcomb, Michael R. O'Connell, Brenda Diergaarde, Randall E. Brand, Harrison Brand
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Pancreas. 42:836-840
ISSN: 0885-3177
DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e318279f720
Popis: ObjectiveIndividuals with chronic pancreatitis are at increased risk for pancreatic cancer. We hypothesized that genetic variation in the γ-glutamyltransferase 1 (GGT1) gene, which was recently reported associated with pancreatic cancer risk in a genome-wide association study, is also associated wit
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