* Serum thymidine kinase 1 and C-reactive protein as biomarkers for screening clinically healthy dogs for occult disease.
- Thymidine kinase (TK1) is a biomarker that correlates well with diagnosis and prognosis in certain canine cancers. Canine C-reactive protein (cCRP) is a widely accepted marker of inflammation correlated with increased risk and severity of various diseases. We evaluated serum TK1 and cCRP concentrations in apparently healthy dogs (n = 360). All dogs were followed up for a minimum of 6 months by health questionnaire. All dogs with cancer were identified using a proprietary dual-biomarker algorithm [termed Neoplasia Index (NI)]. Specificity of positive NI is 0.91 and high positive is 0.98. All-cause mortality was 20% in dogs with elevated cCRP and 3% in dogs with low cCRP. The performance of serum TK1 and cCRP as tools for screening for occult cancer is improved when evaluated together. Serum TK1 and cCRP (unified in the NI) are useful in the screening of occult canine cancer. cCRP is useful in screening for other serious diseases.
=>【病名】がん, 悪性腫瘍(しゅよう), がん腫, 社会悪, 癌
Overview of noun cancer
The noun cancer has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (15) cancer, malignant neoplastic disease -- (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal
and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic
system or the blood stream)
2. Cancer, Crab -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)
3. Cancer -- (a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini)
4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab -- (the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about June 21 to July 22)
5. Cancer, genus Cancer -- (type genus of the family Cancridae)
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