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Polymorphisms in MIR27A Associated with Early-Onset Toxicity in Fluoropyrimidine-Based Chemotherapy.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 May 2015
Amstutz Ursula, Offer Steven M, Sistonen Johanna, Joerger Markus, Diasio Robert B, Largiadèr Carlo R
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PURPOSE: The microRNA miR-27a was recently shown to directly regulate dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), the key enzyme in fluoropyrimidine catabolism. A common polymorphism (rs895819A>G) in the miR-27a genomic region (MIR27A) was associated with reduced DPD activity in healthy volunteers, bu...
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