The significance of serum cystatin C accompanied by a normal serum creatinine level in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 549-552

  Cho, Sun Young ^a   Lee, Hee Joo ^a   Suh, Jin Tae ^a   Hahn, Won Ho ^a   Cho, Byoung Soo ^a   Lee, Anbok ^b   Suh, Jin Soon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Creatinine; Cystatin C; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYZER; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYSTATIN C BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRITIS; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 80052612576     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LM4DVIAKEL35WRGU     Document Type: Article

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