Photo taken from Advocates for Universal DPD/DPYD Testing
Dec 3, 2023, 16:18
Karen Merritt: The tragic story of Dr. Anil Kapoor who died after one dose of 5FU, just like my mother
Karen Merritt, Patient Advocate for DPD/DPYD Testing prior to fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, shared Advocates for Universal DPD/DPYD Testing’s post on LinkedIn, adding:
“Here is the tragic story of Dr. Anil Kapoor who died after one dose of 5FU, just like my mother. We need to test for DPD Deficiency before treatment and we need whole genome sequencing to catch underrepresented populations in current scientific data.”
Quoting Advocates for Universal DPD/DPYD Testing’s post:
“Sadly, we have new members to our advocacy group – here is the story of Dr. Anil Kapoor.”
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Source: Karen Merritt/LinkedIn and Advocates for Universal DPD/DPYD Testing/LinkedIn
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