Gene
DHFR
dihydrofolate reductase
Explore in graph →CI-GENE-00043321HGNC:2861 ENSG00000228716 NCBI 1719 CIViC Approved
Curated evidence
Clinical evidence (1)
CIViC items involving this gene, grouped by molecular profile and therapy, with native levels and directions. 50 items per page.
civicProvenance
- Source
- CIViC — Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer
- Dataset
- CIViC evidence items
- Version
- civic-2026-09-26
- Retrieved
- Sep 26, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Evidence
- expert curation
- License
- CC0 1.0
- PMID
- 21449674
- Run
- ING-CIVIC-20260926-000001
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHFR Decreased RNA expression1 | ||||||||
| Fluorouracil | Malignant Colorectal NeoplasmCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID13310In HCT-116, HT-29, and SW620 colorectal cancer cells, shRNA-mediated reduction of DHFR expression significantly increased sensitivity to fluorouracil, as measured by decreased IC50. DHFR and GGH knock… (full text at CIViC) PMID 21449674 · Muhale et al., 2011 · Open in CIViC | civic |
Cohorts
Alteration frequency by cohort (0)
Frequency = cases affected / cases profiled within one cohort. Cohorts are never pooled.
Data not yet available
No cohort frequency recorded for this gene.
Literature
Linked publications (0)
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