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carnitine and Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency

carnitine has been researched along with Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency in 2 studies

Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency: 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.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Carnitine acts as a carrier of long chain fatty acid to mitochondria and to beta-oxidation, thus an important molecule for energy production by beta-oxidation and maintenance of mitochondrial function."2.45Children's toxicology from bench to bed--Liver injury (1): Drug-induced metabolic disturbance--toxicity of 5-FU for pyrimidine metabolic disorders and pivalic acid for carnitine metabolism. ( Ito, T, 2009)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's2 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Snyder, FF1
Carter, RJ1
Fung, E1
Hodges, SD1
Mantik, KB1
Ito, T1

Reviews

1 review available for carnitine and Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency

ArticleYear
Children's toxicology from bench to bed--Liver injury (1): Drug-induced metabolic disturbance--toxicity of 5-FU for pyrimidine metabolic disorders and pivalic acid for carnitine metabolism.
    The Journal of toxicological sciences, 2009, Volume: 34 Suppl 2

    Topics: Amidohydrolases; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Carnitine; Cephalosporins; C

2009

Other Studies

1 other study available for carnitine and Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency

ArticleYear
Application of metabolomic principles to disorders of nucleotide metabolism reveals new metabolic perturbations.
    Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids, 2008, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase; Adenosine Deaminase; Amino Acids; Carnitine; Dihydropyrimidine De

2008