KRT8, keratin 8, 3856

N. diseases: 166; N. variants: 16
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0149521
Disease: Pancreatitis, Chronic
Pancreatitis, Chronic
0.030 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These experimental data are in accordance with a recent report describing an association between KRT8 variations and chronic pancreatitis. 17039343 2006
CUI: C0149521
Disease: Pancreatitis, Chronic
Pancreatitis, Chronic
0.030 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We determined whether mutations in the keratin 8 gene are associated with familial, sporadic and alcoholic recurrent acute or chronic pancreatitis in a population from the United States. 16327287 2006
CUI: C0149521
Disease: Pancreatitis, Chronic
Pancreatitis, Chronic
0.030 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE G61C mutation of the keratin 8 gene, together with other environmental factors and/or genetic factors, could predispose to chronic pancreatitis, by interfering with the normal organization of keratin filaments. 12868678 2003