The Prevalence of Cationic Trypsinogen (PRSS1) and Serine Protease Inhibitor, Kazal Type 1 (SPINK1) Gene Mutations in Polish Patients with Alcoholic and Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis

Abstract

Those preliminary data suggest the high prevalence of SPINK1 and PRSS1 mutations in the Polish population, generally, as well as in CP patients. It may be speculated that those mutations contribute to the development of chronic pancreatitis, especially in patients with alcohol overindulgence.