Relationship between the aetiology of chronic pancreatitis and mRNA expression of artemin and GFRα3
| Normal pancreas (n = 22) | Alcoholic CP (n = 30) | Biliary CP (n = 8) | Idiopathic CP (n = 22) | AIP (n = 6) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIP, autoimmune pancreatitis; CP, chronic pancreatitis; GFRα3, glial derived neurotrophic factor family receptor α3. | ||||||
| Values are median (IQR) mRNA transcripts/μl. | ||||||
| Artemin | 14 (11–33) | 58 (37–78) | 17.5 (8–28) | 50.5 (25–69) | 53.5 (44–55) | <0.01 |
| GFRα3 | 27 (14–36) | 65 (33–188) | 21 (2–40) | 64 (25–89) | 32 (18–46) | = 0.08 |