Prognostic significance of orotate phosp
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Yoichi Mizutani; Hiromi Wada; Masakazu Fukushima; Osamu Yoshida; Hiroyuki Nakani
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND 5βFluorouracil (5βFU), an antitumor agent, is used clinically against a variety of malignancies, including bladder carcinoma. 5βFU is a prodrug, and orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRT) is the principal enzyme that converts 5βFU directly into an active antitumor metab