Two highly homologous miRNAs, miR-27a-3p and miR-27b-3p, have been shown to directly reduce the levels of DPYD mRNA and DPD protein in CRC cells, and ectopic expression of miR-27a-3p and miR-27b-3p significantly increased the sensitivity of cancer cells to the cytotoxic effect of 5FU (Offer et al. 2014). Here, DPYD is linked to colorectal carcinoma.