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High prevalence of the IVS14 + 1G>A mutation in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene of patients with severe 5-fluorouracil-associated toxicity.
1 Oct 2002
Abstract excerpt
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is the initial and rate-limiting enzyme in the catabolism of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and a DPD deficiency is increasingly being recognized as an important pharmacogenetic factor in the aetiology of severe 5FU-associated toxicity. In this study, we evaluated the DPD activity and the prevalence of the common splice site mutation IVS14 + 1G>A in tumour patients suffering from...
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