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