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Thymidylate synthase (TYMS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) polymorphisms in the Korean population for prediction of 5-fluorouracil-associated toxicity.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Apr 2007
Cho Hyun-Jung, Park Young Suk, Kang Won Ki, Kim Jong-Won, Lee Soo-Youn
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The important cellular proteins for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) metabolism are the major target enzymes, thymidylate synthase, and the rate-limiting enzyme in the degradation pathway, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. Adverse drug reactions to 5-FU-based chemotherapy have been reported to be in part the...
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