<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

• Autori principali: Singh Shivaram (Autore), Rao G Venkat (Autore), Prakash Swami (Autore), Reddy D Nageshwar (Autore), Bhaskar Seema (Autore), Mahurkar Swapna (Autore), Thomas Varghese (Autore), Chandak Giriraj (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: 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...