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Rapid identification of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency by using a novel 2-13C-uracil breath test.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Apr 2004
Mattison Lori K, Ezzeldin Hany, Carpenter Mark, Modak Anil, Johnson Martin R, Diasio Robert B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD)-deficient cancer patients have been shown to develop severe toxicity after administration of 5-fluorouracil. Routine determination of DPD activity is limited by time-consuming and labor-intensive methods. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple and rapid 2-(13)C-uracil breath test, which could be applied in most clinical settings to detect DPD-deficient...
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