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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Randy Ringold, West Hills, CA (US);
Renee Parker, Woodbury, MN (US);
Douglas H Thamm, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Randy Ringold, West Hills, CA (US);
Renee Parker, Woodbury, MN (US);
Douglas H Thamm, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for detecting hemangiosarcoma in canines. The method includes the steps of: (1) obtaining a quantity of blood from the subject canine; (2) separating the quantity of blood into a serum portion and a non-serum portion; (3) contacting the serum portion of the blood with a detector to detect presence of an amount of Thymidine Kinase (TK); and (4) detecting the level of TK in serum and determining whether TK is present in amounts of about 8 units/L or greater.