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Vol. 36 No. 4 (2025): Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2025.24704

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Published: May 13, 2025
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Finsterer, J., & Mehri, S. (2025). Consider Mitochondrial DNA Rearrangements as a Cause of Idiopathic Pancreatitis. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 36(4), 263–264. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2025.24704

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Josef Finsterer
Department of Neurology, Neurology and Neurophysiology Center, Vienna, Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2839-7305
Sounira Mehri
Biochemistry Laboratory, LR12ES05 Nutrition-Functional Foods and Vascular Health Faculty of Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-7193

Consider Mitochondrial DNA Rearrangements as a Cause of Idiopathic Pancreatitis

Main Article Content

Josef Finsterer
Department of Neurology, Neurology and Neurophysiology Center, Vienna, Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2839-7305
Sounira Mehri
Biochemistry Laboratory, LR12ES05 Nutrition-Functional Foods and Vascular Health Faculty of Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2221-7193

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Cite this article as: Finsterer J, Mehri S. Considermitochondrial DNA rearrangements as a cause of idiopathic pancreatitis. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2025;36(4):263-264.

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