Mutation in the SPINK1 Trypsin Inhibitor Gene, Alcohol Use, and Chronic Pancreatitis
- 6 June 2001
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 285 (21) , 2716-2717
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.285.21.2716-a
Abstract
To the Editor: In industrialized countries, chronic pancreatitis (CP) is caused by long-term alcohol abuse in about 70% of cases, whereas the cause is generallyKeywords
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