... polymorphism; in addition, smoking habit can influence the risk of pancreatic calcifications and severity in alcoholic and idiopathic CP. Alteration of the immune response induced by gene mutations and/or environmental factors represents the main determinant of pancreatic fibrosis, the end-stage histologic...

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...M.V. Apte; J.S. Wilson Pancreatic fibrosis, a characteristic histopathological feature of chronic pancreatitis, is no longer considered an epiphenomenon of chronic injury, but an active process that may be reversible in the early stages. The identification and characterization of pancreatic...