Cystatin C and renal function in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
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Cystatin C and renal function in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.
In clinical practice, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is often determined with serum creatinine. However, studies have shown cystatin C to be a better parameter for the diagnosis of impaired renal function. We compared GFR estimated by plasma cystatin C with GFR estimated by serum creatinine in a sample of 50 pediatric renal transplant recipients and 24 healthy children. The correlation be...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1414-431X
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2009001200017