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Reference serum cystatin C levels in Japanese children |
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| Authors: | Osamu Uemura Katsumi Ushijima Takuhito Nagai Takuji Yamada Hideki Hayakawa Yayoi Nabeta Yoshiko Shinkai Kouichi Koike Masaki Kuwabara |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center, 1-2 Osakada, Morioka-cho, Obu Aichi, 474-8710, Japan;(2) Department of Clinical Laboratory, Aichi Children’s Health and Medical Center, Obu, Japan |
| Abstract: | BackgroundSingle measurements of serum cystatin C (cysC) concentration have generally been used to determine glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in adults. Since GFR varies to some extent among children, we attempted to determine reference serum cysC concentrations for Japanese children. |
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