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Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An autosomal recessive disorder affecting DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE DEHYDROGENASE and causing familial pyrimidinemia. It is characterized by thymine-uraciluria in homozygous deficient patients. Even a partial deficiency in the enzyme leaves individuals at risk for developing severe 5-FLUOROURACIL-associated toxicity.

Entry terms

  • DPD Deficiency
  • Familial Pyrimidemia
  • Familial Pyrimidinemia
  • Hereditary Thymine-Uraciluria
  • Pyrimidinemia, Familial
  • Thymine-Uraciluria, Hereditary

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MBZKR2GB-M

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