| Literature DB >> 17072318 |
Cédric Le Maréchal1, Emmanuelle Masson, Jian-Min Chen, Frédéric Morel, Philippe Ruszniewski, Philippe Levy, Claude Férec.
Abstract
Hereditary pancreatitis has been reported to be caused by 'gain-of-function' missense mutations in the cationic trypsinogen gene (PRSS1). Here we report the triplication of a approximately 605-kb segment containing the PRSS1 gene on chromosome 7 in five families with hereditary pancreatitis. This triplication, which seems to result in a gain of trypsin through a gene dosage effect, represents a previously unknown molecular mechanism causing hereditary pancreatitis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17072318 DOI: 10.1038/ng1904
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330