Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
MTHFR
Associated Variants
MTHFR MUTATION
MTHFR MUTATION
Associated Disease
Solid tumour
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), the mainstay of solid tumor chemotherapy over the past 40 years, induces grade III-IV toxicities in up to 15% of patients with polymorphisms in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD), thymidylate synthase (TYMS), and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genes.
Pubmed
24434920
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
1
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000271441872080303
Drugs