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Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene variants for predicting grade 4-5 fluoropyrimidine-induced toxicity: FUSAFE individual patient data meta-analysis
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency is the main known cause of life-threatening fluoropyrimidine (FP)-induced toxicities. We conducted a meta-analysis on individual patient data to assess the cont...
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Open AccessClinical implementation of pre-treatment DPYD genoty** in capecitabine-treated metastatic breast cancer patients
Metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients with DPYD genetic variants linked to loss of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) activity are at risk of severe capecitabine-associated toxicities. However, prospective D...
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Open AccessAutosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease-UMOD is the most frequent non polycystic genetic kidney disease
Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD) caused by mutations in the UMOD gene (ADTKD-UMOD) is considered rare and often remains unrecognised. We aimed to establish the prevalence of genetic ki...
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From juvenile hyperuricaemia to dysfunctional uromodulin: an ongoing metamorphosis
Familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy (FJHN) is a diagnosis that is easily missed. It has taken a long time to clarify the pathophysiology and prevalence of this disease entity which has been shown to b...
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Modern diagnostic approach to hereditary xanthinuria
Hereditary xanthinuria (HX) is a rare inherited disorder caused by a deficiency of xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (XDH/XO). Missing XDH/XO activity leads to undetectable levels of uric acid excessively replace...
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SLC2A9 is a newly identified urate transporter influencing serum urate concentration, urate excretion and gout
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in humans and great apes, which have lost hepatic uricase activity, leading to uniquely high serum uric acid concentrations (200–500 μM) compared with other ma...
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Thiopurine Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease