Open AccessComprehensive screening for бreg1α�� gene rules out association with tropical calcific pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Swapna Mahurkar,
Suryanarayanan Bhaskar,
D. Nageshwar Reddy,
G. V. Rao,
Giriraj Ratan Chandak
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i44.5938
Subject(s) - haplotype , biology , genetics , allele , genotype , gene , genetic association , promoter , pancreatitis , pancreatitis, chronic , single nucleotide polymorphism , pancreas , medicine , gene expression , endocrinology
To investigate the allelic and haplotypic association of reg1alpha gene with tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP). Since TCP is known to have a variable genetic basis, we investigated the interaction between mutations in the susceptibility genes, SPINK1 and CTSB with reg1alpha polymorphisms.