Comparison of plasma deoxyribonuclease activity between normal and leukemic states in man and mice.

Plasma deoxyribonuclease (E.C.3.1.4.5.) activity was measured in patients suffering from acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia, in blastic phase and in remission, and in DBA2 mice, normal and bearing L1210 leukemia. No difference in enzymic activity could be observed between normal and leukemic states in human beings and mice.