Hereditary Pancreatitis and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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Authors

Albert B. Lowenfels

Patrick Maisonneuve · European Institute of Oncology

Eugene P. DiMagno · Mayo Clinic

Yoram Elitsur · Marshall University

Lawrence K. Gates · University of Kentucky

Jean Perrault · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

David C. Whitcomb · University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Abstract

Patients with hereditary pancreatitis have a high risk of pancreatic cancer several decades after the initial onset of pancreatitis. A paternal inheritance pattern increases the probability of developing pancreatic cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 89, Issue 6, pp. 442-446

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.6.442

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