Open AccessSerum cystatin C as a measure of GFR in renal transplant patients
Author(s) -
Biljana Jovanović,
Pavle Krstivojevic,
Ivana Obradović,
Vesna Djurdjevic,
R Blagojević-Lazić,
D Ljubica Djukanovic
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0306211j
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , creatinine , cystatin c , urology , beta 2 microglobulin , endocrinology , gastroenterology
Assessment of renal function is of great importance in clinical medicine, especially in renal transplant patients requiring frequent controls of renal function. Therefore, continuous efforts have been made in searching precise and simple method for determination of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Serum level of cystatin C (CyC), protein of low molecular weight, has been proposed as measure of GFR, but the data of its value in renal transplant patients are scarce [8-10].