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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2008; 14(28): 4486-4491
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4486
Association between calcium sensing receptor gene polymorphisms and chronic pancreatitis in a US population: Role of serine protease inhibitor Kazal 1type and alcohol
Venkata Muddana, Janette Lamb, Julia B Greer, Beth Elinoff, Robert H Hawes, Peter B Cotton, Michelle A Anderson, Randall E Brand, Adam Slivka, David C Whitcomb
Venkata Muddana, Janette Lamb, Julia B Greer, Beth Elinoff, Adam Slivka, David C Whitcomb, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States
David C Whitcomb, Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States
Robert H Hawes, Peter B Cotton, Digestive Disorder Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC 29403, United States
Michelle A Anderson, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor MI 48109, United States
Randall E Brand, Department of medicine, Northwestern University, and Currently at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States
Author contributions: Muddana V: Study design, development of study methodology, data analysis, drafting the original manuscript and reviewing the final manuscript; Lamb J: Method development, data analysis, manuscript editing and review; Greer JB: Data analysis, reviewing, editing and writing of the final manuscript; Elinoff B: Study coordination, clinical data management and analysis, review of final manuscript; Hawes RH: Site PI, subject phenotyping, clinical data collection and analysis, review of final manuscript; Cotton PB: Subject phenotyping, clinical data collection and analysis, review of final manuscript; Anderson MA: Site PI, subject phenotyping, clinical data collection and analysis, review of final manuscript; Brand RE: Site PI, subject phenotyping, clinical data collection and analysis, review of final manuscript; Slivka A: Site PI, subject phenotyping, clinical data collection and analysis, review of final manuscript; Whitcomb DC: Study design, method development, data analysis, manuscript review and editing.
Correspondence to: David C Whitcomb, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Mezzanine Level 2, C Wing, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States.whitcomb@pitt.edu
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Received: April 11, 2008
Revised: July 15, 2008
Accepted: July 22, 2008
Published online: July 28, 2008
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