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elastase 1, pancreatic
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | ELA1 |
| Entrez | 1990 |
| HUGO | 3308 |
| OMIM | 130120 |
| RefSeq | NM_001971 |
| UniProt | Q9UNI1 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 3.4.21.36 |
| Locus | Chr. 12 [1] |
Pancreatic elastase is a form of elastase formed in the pancreas.
From recent research, it appears that of the two, ELA-1 is not transcribed into a protein.[1]
Clinical significance
Fecal elastase is used as a measure of pancreatic status.
References
- ^ Rose S, MacDonald R (1997). "Evolutionary silencing of the human elastase I gene (ELA1)". Hum Mol Genet 6 (6): 897–903. doi:. PMID 9175736.
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