<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
<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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-08-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/80 |