<it>TCF7L2 </it>gene polymorphisms do not predict susceptibility to diabetes in tropical calcific pancreatitis but may interact with <it>SPINK1 </it>and <it>CTSB </it>mutations in predicting diabetes

• Auteurs principaux: Singh Shivaram (Auteur), Rao G Venkat (Auteur), Prakash Swami (Auteur), Reddy D Nageshwar (Auteur), Bhaskar Seema (Auteur), Mahurkar Swapna (Auteur), Thomas Varghese (Auteur), Chandak Giriraj (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: BMC, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) is a type of chronic pancreatitis unique to developing countries in tropical regions and one of its important features is invariable progression to diabetes, a condition called fibro-calculous pan...