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cystatin C in urine
Indications:
- assessment of proximal tubular function [1,2]
Notes:
- Not widely used
- Utility not firmly established
Related
cystatin 3 (cystatin-C, CST3)
Specific
cystatin C in 24 hour urine
General
urine chemistry test
References
- Koyner JL et al
Urinary cystatin C as an early biomarker of acute kidney
injury following adult cardiothoracic surgery.
Kidney Int. 2008 Oct;74(8):1059-69.
PMID: 18650797
- Hall IE et al
Urine cystatin C as a biomarker of proximal tubular function
immediately after kidney transplantation.
Am J Nephrol. 2011;33(5):407-13.
PMID: 21494031
Component-of
cystatin C/creatinine in urine