Disease ID | Source | Name | Description |
167800 | OMIM | Pancreatitis, hereditary (PCTT) | A disease characterized by pancreas inflammation, permanent destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma, maldigestion, and severe abdominal pain attacks. Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. |
608189 | OMIM | Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) | Idiopathic, juvenile, nonalcoholic form of chronic pancreatitis widely prevalent in several tropical countries. It can be associated with fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) depending on both environmental and genetic factors. TCP differs from alcoholic pancreatitis by a much younger age of onset, pancreatic calcification, a high incidence of insulin dependent but ketosis resistant diabetes mellitus, and an exceptionally high incidence of pancreatic cancer. Disease susceptibility is associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. |