Cystatin C assay for the detection of renal dysfunction in Chinese renal transplant recipients

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 322, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 133-137

  Li, Fu Keung ^a   Ho, Stephen Ka Nung ^a   Yip, Terence Pok Siu ^a   Tse, Kai Chung ^a   Chan, Tak Mao ^a   Lai, Kar Neng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Creatinine clearance; Cystatin C; Glomerular filtration rate; Receiver operating characteristic; Renal transplantation; Serum creatinine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECIPIENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHINA; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036294251     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(02)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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