Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency

Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency isaconditionin which the body cannot break down the nucleotides thymine and uracil. DPD deficiency can have a wide range of severity; some individuals may have various neurological problems, while others have no signsand symptoms. Signs and symptoms in severely affected individuals begin in infancy and may include seizures, intellectual disability, microcephaly, increased muscle tone (hypertonia), delayed motor skills, and autistic behavior. All individuals with the condition, regardless of the presence or severity of symptoms, are at risk for severe, toxic reactions to drugs called fluoropyrimidines which are used to treat cancer. Individuals with no symptoms may be diagnosed only by laboratory testing or after exposure to fluoropyrimidines. DPD deficiency is caused by mutations in the DPYD gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

Also known as: DYPD deficiency, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, dihydrouracil dehydrogenase deficiency, familial pyrimidinaemia, familial pyrimidinemia, thymine-uracilurea, DPD deficiency, Dpyd deficiency

3 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.