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Titel:

Genetic aspects of tropical calcific pancreatitis.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Review
Autor(en):
Witt, H; Bhatia, E
Abstract:
Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) is a subtype of chronic pancreatitis which is unique to tropical regions. Patients present at young age with recurrent abdominal pain, nutritional deficiencies, and insulin-requiring diabetes. For a long time, the aetiology of this disorder was poorly understood. Several environmental factors, such as malnutrition or the consumption of toxic food components such as cyanogenic glycosides, were proposed as pathogenic factors. In the last decade, a major impact...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Rev Endocr Metab Disord
Jahr:
2008
Band / Volume:
9
Heft / Issue:
3
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
213-26
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s11154-008-9088-y
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18604651
Print-ISSN:
1389-9155
TUM Einrichtung:
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin - Klinik für Ernährungsmedizin
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