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[Mutations in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene and their role in 5-fluororuracil intolerance].
Zentralblatt fur Gynakologie - 1 Dec 2002
Gross E, Seck K, Kiechle M
Abstract excerpt
Cancer patients developing severe side effects upon chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) are assumed to display reduced activity of the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD). Meanwhile over 20 different mutations are known in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene (DPYD) which could be associated with a loss of enzyme function. For most of these genetic alterations, however, clear genotype-phenotype...
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