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ReviewCurrent opinion in gastroenterology2011

Genetics of pancreatitis.

Jessica LaRusch, David C Whitcomb

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Review in Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
11.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Epidemiology and risk factors of pancreatic cancer.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2018
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  6. Personalizing treatment of pancreatitis-associated chronic pain: the need for an integrated omics approach.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  11. JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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  12. Endoscopic Management of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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  15. Pancreatic Cancer: A Review of Risk Factors.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica LaRuschDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
David C Whitcomb
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE: BPCAUL1RR024153 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2006 to 2011
$73.9M
Digestive Diseases Training ProgramT32DK063922 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ARTEEL, GAVIN E, YADAV, DHIRAJ · 2003 to 2022
$5.2M
North American Pancreatitis Study 2 (NAPS2)R01DK061451 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WHITCOMB, DAVID CLEMENT · 2002 to 2010
$4.9M
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024153NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK061451NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK063922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewChronic pancreatitis is a syndrome characterized by chronic inflammation of the pancreas, with variable pain, calcifications, necrosis, fatty replacement, fibrosis and scarring and other complications. Disease susceptibility, severity, progression and pain patterns vary widely and do not necessarily parallel one another. Much of the variability in susceptibility to recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis is now clearly shown to be related to genetic differences between patients. This review highlights recent advances and future directions in genetic research. RECENT

findingsThe strongest risk factors are associated with genetic variations in PRSS1, SPINK1, CFTR, and to a lesser extent, CTRC and CASR. The latest research suggest that a single factor rarely causes pancreatitis, and the majority of patients with recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis have multiple variants in a gene, or epistatic interactions between multiple genes, coupled with environmental stressors. SUMMARY: Pancreatic diseases have a strong genetic component. Rather than a classic Mendelian disorder, recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis represents truly complex diseases with the interaction and synergism of multiple genetic and environmental factors. The future will require new predictive models to guide prevention and therapy.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseCarrier ProteinsChymotrypsinCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpistasis, GeneticHumansPancreatitis, ChronicReceptors, Calcium-SensingRecurrenceTrypsinTrypsin Inhibitor, Kazal PancreaticCarrier ProteinsChymotrypsinchymotrypsin CCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorPRSS1 protein, humanReceptors, Calcium-SensingSPINK1 protein, humanTrypsinTrypsin Inhibitor, Kazal Pancreatic

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PMID21844754
PMCPMC3704192
OpenAlexW2016400633

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