Alexander Schneider et al.
Gastroenterology, 123(4), 1026-1030 (2002-10-03)
Tropical pancreatitis, including tropical calcific pancreatitis and fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes, is endemic in parts of Asia and Africa. In a preliminary study, we found serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) mutations in 6 of 8 patients with fibrocalculous pancreatic