Does the pain-protective GTP cyclohydrolase haplotype significantly alter the pattern or severity of pain in humans with chronic pancreatitis?

• Main Authors: Anderson Michelle A (Author), Dai Feng (Author), Barmada M Michael (Author), Lamb Janette (Author), Lazarev Mark (Author), Max Mitchell B (Author), Whitcomb David C (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain is often a dominant clinical feature of chronic pancreatitis but the frequency and severity is highly variable between subjects. We hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms contribute to variations in clinical pain patterns. Sinc...