title: Chronic hereditary pancreatitis.
abstract: Chronic hereditary pancreatitis is a rare disease accounting for 0.9% of chronic pancreatitis cases. Onset is at an earlier age than chronic alcoholic pancreatitis, often with recurrent painful episodes in childhood. We report the occurrence of hereditary pancreatitis in 3 members of a family over 3 generations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Erasme Hospital, ULB.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarafidis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delhaye
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devière
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thiriar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maklouf
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cremer
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D010375:Pedigree