Serum thymidine kinase 1 and cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Thymidine kinase 1 (TK1),an enzyme of the pyrimidine remedial pathway,can catalyze phosphorylation of thymidine to thymidine monophosphate.It is closely related to cell cycle regulation and cell proliferation.A number of experiments show that TK1 can be used for physical examination,tumor screening,routine testing,effect monitoring and prognosis evaluation,which is considered to be a sensitive and useful marker for human tumor growth.