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Determination of DPYD enzyme activity in Korean population.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Apr 2015
Shin Joong-Gon, Kang Tae Sun, Cheong Hyun Sub, Shin Hee Jung, Park Hyun Joo, Na Han Sung, Shin Hyoung Doo, Chung Myeon Woo
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BACKGROUND: Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) is an enzyme that regulates the rate-limiting step in pyrimidine metabolism, especially catabolism of fluorouracil. This study was performed to analyze the association between DPYD genetic variants and DPYD enzyme activity in the Korean population. METHODS: We screened the genetic variants and analyzed the enzyme activity in 73 healthy Korean subjects (69 men and...
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