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SUBMITTER: Bukhari N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720358 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bukhari Nedal N Azam Faisal F Alfawaz Mohammed M Zahrani Mohammed M
Case reports in genetics 20190821
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is the major enzyme in the catabolism of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and its prodrug capecitabine. We report a 65-year-old female with rectal adenocarcinoma who experienced severe toxicities secondary to standard dose 5-FU based chemotherapy. She was found to be heterozygous for rs371313778, c.2434G>A. This finding prompted restarting 5-FU at 50% dose reduction with further titration in subsequent cycles. We herein report the first case of rs371313778, c.2434G>A ( ...[more]