Establishing a biliary etiology in acute pancreatitis is clinically important because of the
potential need for invasive treatment, such as endoscopic retrograde …

Pancreatitis in children is an appreciable problem that has become increasingly prevalent.
This Review covers the principles related to the definitions, epidemiology, risk factors …

The Huntington's disease (HD) protein, huntingtin (HTT), is essential for early development.
Because suppressing the expression of mutant HTT is an important approach to treat the …

OBJECTIVES: Serine protease inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene mutations have been
associated with chronic pancreatitis of different etiologies; however, little is known about …

Tumor-associated trypsin inhibitor (TATI)[also called serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type1,
SPINK1 and, in the pancreas, pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI)] inhibits trypsin …

Background Explanation of the ultimate causes of acute and chronic pancreatitis is
challenging. Hence, it is necessary to seek various etiological factors, including genetic …

Background Genetic predisposition in paediatric idiopathic acute, acute recurrent
pancreatitis and its consequences are unknown. We studied frequency of genetic markers in …

The pancreas, a retroperitoneal gland that is often quoted as an organ of mystery, has both
endocrine and exocrine functions (Fig 1). Approximately 80% of the gross weight of the …

Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) is an acute pancreatitis caused by endoscopic-retrograde-
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). About 10% of patients develop PEP after ERCP. Here …

The aim of this study is to set up single molecular secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1)
upstream invasive network of lung adenocarcinoma. This paper proposed an integrated …