The frequencies of the promotor polymorphisms of IL10-627A, IL10-1117A, TNF-238A and TNF-308A in patients with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, idiopathic pancreatitis, SPINK1-N34S-associated chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer did not differ significantly from the control group.
A relevant contribution of the Arg117His-mutation to pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer might be possible, since also asymptomatic individuals have been reported to carry this mutation and individuals with only mild symptoms may be undiagnosed as hp.