TY - JOUR T1 - SPINK1 mutations predispose to chronic pancreatitis JF - Journal of Medical Genetics JO - J Med Genet SP - 590 LP - 590 DO - 10.1136/jmg.40.8.590-a VL - 40 IS - 8 A2 - , Y1 - 2003/08/01 UR - http://jmg.bmj.com/content/40/8/590.2.abstract N2 - There is a high prevalence of serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) mutations, not only in chronic idiopathic, but also alcoholic pancreatitis, with around one in eight patients affected, finds Dutch research. The findings are based on mutational analysis of 115 adult patients with alcoholic (n=72), hereditary … ER -