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Background The main cause of chronic pancreatitis (CP) is excessive alcohol consumption. On the other hand, only 5–10% of heavy drinkers develop chronic pancreatitis. We have only limited information regarding the pathogenic mechanism by which alcohol leads to the disease. Mutations of the PRSS1 and SPINK 1 have been mostly implicated in hereditary and idiopathic CP, but their presence in other types...
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