Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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MSH: 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.,NCI: A rare disorder characterized by an inborn error in pyrimidine metabolism. It results in the deficiency or complete absence of the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. Individuals with this disorder may develop a severe toxicity reaction if they are exposed to the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil.

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