Cystatin C could be a replacement to serum creatinine for diagnosing and monitoring kidney function in children

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is accepted as the best way to diagnose and monitor kidney function. Plasma Cystatin C (CysC) has been proposed as a better marker of GFR than serum creatinine (SCr), but it is not widely...

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2008

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Universidad del Rosario

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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario

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eng

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oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/18424

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http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/18424

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Sensitivity and specificity
Glomerular filtration rate
Creatinine
Cystatins
Insuficiencia Renal Crónica
Tasa de Filtración Glomerular
Creatinina

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