<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

<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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Main Authors: Singh Shivaram, Rao G Venkat, Prakash Swami, Reddy D Nageshwar, Bhaskar Seema, Mahurkar Swapna, Thomas Varghese, Chandak Giriraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/9/80

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