Reduced 5-FU clearance in a patient with low DPD activity due to heterozygosity for a mutant allele of the DPYD gene. [electronic resource]
- British journal of cancer Apr 2002
- 1028-33 p. digital
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
0007-0920
10.1038/sj.bjc.6600208 doi
Aged Alleles Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic--adverse effects Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Colorectal Neoplasms--drug therapy DNA, Neoplasm--genetics Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP) Female Fluorouracil--adverse effects Humans Leucovorin--administration & dosage Male Middle Aged Oxidoreductases--genetics Point Mutation Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Analysis, DNA