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. 2013 Jul 23;75(12):1615–1618. doi: 10.1292/jvms.13-0286

Table 1. Individual serum iron concentration data before and after immunoprecipitation of ferritin in 22 clinical cases.

Case No. Breed Diagnosis Initial ferritin
concentration
(ng/ml)
Serum iron concentration before and
after immunoprecipitation (μg/dl)
Rate of
decline (%)
Before After
1 Golden retriever Hemangiosarcoma 12,962 127 101 20.5
2 Beagle Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 12,268 142 122 14.1
3 Golden retriever Histiocytic sarcoma 12,178 101 73 37.7
4 Beagle Hemangiosarcoma 11,750 73 36 50.7
5 Bernese mountain dog Histiocytic sarcoma 9,820 189 163 13.8
6 Golden retriever Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 9,740 358 314 12.3
7 Beagle Lymphoma 7,853 215 189 12.1
8 Welsh corgi Histiocytic sarcoma 7,779 124 97 21.8
9 Welsh corgi Hemangioma 7,550 236 214 9.3
10 Shetland sheepdog Mast cell tumor 5,623 199 189 5.0
11 Flat-coated retriever Lung adenocarcinoma 4,780 208 168 19.2
12 Shiba Immune-mediated polyarthritis 4,165 112 81 27.7
17 Golden retriever Histiocytic sarcoma 4,082 76 62 18.4
13 Bernese mountain dog Lymphoma 3,419 179 160 10.6
14 Pug Acute pneumonia 3,380 165 154 6.7
15 Akita Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 3,310 122 89 27.0
16 Golden retriever Mast cell tumor 2,901 158 138 12.7
18 Mongrel Lymphoma 2,103 143 129 9.8
19 Pomeranian Immune-mediated polyarthritis 1,948 276 248 10.1
20 Golden retriever Lymphoma 1,560 102 89 12.7
21 Beagle Lymphoma 848 58 51 12.1
22 Golden retriever Lymphoma 754 111 102 8.1