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Table 2 Serum thymidine kinase 1 (sTK1) activity and protein levels in sera from dogs with mammary tumors

From: Properties of cellular and serum forms of thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) in dogs with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and canine mammary tumors (CMTs): implications for TK1 as a proliferation biomarker

    

sTK1 activity

sTK1 concentration

Number

Breed

Age (yrs)

Diagnosis

(pmol/min/mL)

(ng/mL)

    

(Mean±SD)a

(Mean±SD)b

1

Field Spaniel

9

Mammary adenoma

0.8±0.04

26±4

2

Rhodesian Ridgeback

11

Mammary adenoma

0.9±0.03

26±5

3

Rhodesian Ridgeback

3

Mammary adenoma

0.6±0.02

23±3

4

Boxer

13

Mammary carcinoma

0.9±0.04

27±2

5

American Cocker Spaniel

11

Mammary carcinoma

0.9±0.05

27±5

6

Boxer

9

Mammary carcinoma

0.6±0.03

21±4

7

Welsh Springer Spaniel

9

Mammary carcinoma

1.6±0.11

54±8

8

English Springer Spaniel

10

Mammary adenoma

1.5±0.14

35±5

9

German Shepherd

7

Mammary carcinoma

0.7±0.03

23±3

10

Belgian Shepherd

9

UC

0.5±0.01

17±3

11

Riesenschnauzer

14

Mammary carcinoma

0.9±0.02

30±3

12

Boxer

11

Mammary adenoma

1.4±0.1

27±4

13

Boxer

7

Mammary carcinoma

1.2±0.15

31±5

14

Rottweiler

9

Mammary adenoma

0.5±0.02

12±3

15

German Shepherd

11

Mammary adenoma

0.8±0.03

39±6

16

Dachshund

9

Mammary carcinoma

0.9±0.04

49±5

17

Greyhound

12

UC

1.8±0.18

28±4

18

Rhodesian Ridgeback

11

Mammary adenoma

1.0±0.06

17±3

19

Rottweiler

10

Mammary adenoma

0.9±0.05

28±2

20

Boxer

8

UC

0.7±0.04

9±2

21

Rottweiler

10

Mammary carcinoma

0.9±0.04

40±8

22

Rottweiler

7

Mammary adenoma

0.7±0.05

18±5

23

German Shepherd

10

Mammary carcinoma

1.3±0.08

31±7

24

Golden Retriever

8

Mammary carcinoma

1.5±0.12

43±9

25

Flatcoated Retriever

6

Mammary adenoma

1.0±0.09

28±5

26

Mixed breed

6

Mammary carcinoma

1.1±0.08

49±10

27

Border Collie

14

Mammary carcinoma

1.6±0.14

13±4

  1. aMean values of three observations from a single measurement occasion. bMean values of two observations from two independent experiments. SD = standard deviation. Mammary tumors are classified as adenoma (benign), carcinoma (malignant), and UC = unclassified.