Serum thymidine kinase activity: analytical performance, age-related reference ranges and validation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

BACKGROUND: To date no age-related reference ranges are available for serum thymidine kinase (TK1) activity. Being a proliferation marker, it may be used as a prognostic marker in malignant diseases, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Our aim was to establish age-specific reference ranges...

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Main Authors: Eszter Szánthó, Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Mária Csobán, Péter Antal-Szalmás, Anikó Újfalusi, János Kappelmayer, Zsuzsanna Hevessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951402?pdf=render