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The genetic variation in drug metabolism pathway that results in severe toxicity of fluorouracil is:

A
CYP2C9
B
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
C
Thiopurine-S methyltransferase
D
CYP2D6
High-Yield Explanation
Genetic variation in drug metabolism pathway dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase results in severe toxicity of capecitabine, fluorouracil. Ref: Harrison, Edition-18, Page-42.

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