title: [CEA test in domestic animals].
abstract: In human cancer treatment, CEA (carcino embryonic antigen) testing is a routine procedure, even though the test is of low sensitivity (40%) and low specificity (70%). Since tests with polyclonal antibodies render no reproducible results with animal sera, the applicability of a recently available monoclonal CEA test designed for human sera was evaluated. We were able to show that the latter test was of supplemental diagnostic value when testing animal sera. The upper normal limit for dogs is 1.65 ng/ml, for cats 2.81 ng/ml, for cows 2.85 ng/ml, for sheep 2.85 ng/ml and for horses 1.61 ng/ml.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Euter- und Jungtierkrankheiten mit Ambulatorium und Klinik für Innere Medizin der Haustiere, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hässig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Von Beust
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nussbaumer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rüsch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D004285:Dogs; D006736:Horses; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen
vernacular_title: CEA-test beim Haustier.