Approximately 20% of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) develop a severe and potentially life-threatening course. Serum proteomic pattern analysis for disease diagnosis is a promising novel and rapidly expanding field based on the hypothesis that serum patterns of low molecular mass biomarkers can specifically reflect an underlying organ-specific pathologic state.
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
