%A XU Wen-Jing, LIU De-Gan %T Serum thymidine kinase 1 and cancer %0 Journal Article %D 2013 %J Journal of International Oncology %R %P 643-645 %V 40 %N 8 %U {https://gjzlx.sdfmu.edu.cn/CN/abstract/article_9163.shtml} %8 2013-09-08 %X 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, which is considered to be a sensitive and useful marker for human tumor growth.