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Pancreatology
December 2024
Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address:
Background/objectives: Genetic variants in PRSS1 encoding human cationic trypsinogen are associated with hereditary pancreatitis. The clinically frequent variants exert their pathogenic effect by increasing intrapancreatic trypsin activity, while a distinct subset of variants causes disease via mutation-induced trypsinogen misfolding and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Here, we report a novel misfolding PRSS1 variant.
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November 2024
Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Fukuyama Medical Center, Fukuyama, JPN.
Hereditary pancreatitis (HP) is an unusual form of pancreatitis inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder. Patients typically present with recurrent acute pancreatitis-like symptoms that eventually progress to chronic pancreatitis, resulting in pancreatic exocrine insufficiency or diabetes mellitus, and a high risk of developing pancreatic cancer. As such, early diagnosis is crucial.
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December 2024
Department of Surgery and Interventional Gastroenterology, The University of Texas.
Pancreatic cancer serves as the third leading cause of cancer-associated morbidity and mortality in the United States, with a 5-year survival rate of only 12% with an expected increase in incidence and mortality in the coming years. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas constitute most pancreatic malignancies. Certain genetic syndromes, including Lynch syndrome, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, hereditary pancreatitis, familial adenomatous polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, familial pancreatic cancer mutation, and ataxia telangiectasia, confer a significantly higher risk.
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November 2024
Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States.
Pancreatitis is a common, life-threatening inflammatory disease of the exocrine pancreas. Its pathogenesis remains obscure, and no specific or effective treatment is available. Gallstones and alcohol excess are major etiologies of pancreatitis; in a small portion of patients the disease is hereditary.
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October 2024
Department of General Surgery, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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