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Mutational analysis of the human dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2003
Fischer Joachim, Schwab Matthias, Eichelbaum Michel, Zanger Ulrich M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the DPYD gene, which encodes dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), the rate-limiting enzyme in the catabolism of pyrimidines, are responsible for an inborn error of metabolism associated with thymine-uraciluria and neurological symptoms. Because the antimetabolite 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is metabolized by the same enzyme, deficient DPYD alleles may also constitute a risk factor for severe toxicity...
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