Alcohol-Associated Pancreatitis - 22/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.03.005
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH a, ⁎ 
, Georgios I. Papachristou, MD b, David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD a, c
, Georgios I. Papachristou, MD b, David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD a, c a Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
b Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
c Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Corresponding author. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, UPMC Presbyterian, Mezzanine Level, C-wing, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.Abstract |
Only a small proportion of heavy drinking individuals develop pancreatitis. The environmental and host cofactors shown to have an association with alcoholic pancreatitis are smoking and race. The known genetic variations and polymorphisms do not seem to play an important role in alcoholic pancreatitis. Newer developments in the understanding of complex disorders allow clinicians to understand better the role of cofactors and interactions between known and yet unknown environmental and genetic factors in causing alcoholic pancreatitis.
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Vol 36 - N° 2
P. 219-238 - juin 2007 Retour au numéro
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