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Rapid detection of the DPYD IVS14+1G>A mutation for screening patients to prevent fluorouracil-related toxicity.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Jan 2007
Bosch Tessa M, Bakker Remko, Schellens Jan H M, Cats Annemieke, Smits Paul H M, Beijnen Jos H
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BACKGROUND: Deficiency of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) has been linked to severe or lethal fluorouracil (FU)-related toxicity. The most prominent mutation in the DPYD gene is the IVS14+1G>A mutation, which causes skipping of exon 14 in the messenger RNA (mRNA) and results in DPD enzyme d...
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