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Cystatin C

Cystatin C is a low-molecular-weight protein of the cystatin superfamily that functions as an endogenous protease inhibitor and serves as a biomarker for estimating glomerular filtration rate due to its production at a constant rate by all nucleated cells and its exclusive elimination via renal filtration.

3.3K

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181.2K

Citations

16.9K

Authors

3.4K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

925

Variants

Cst3Gamma-trace ProteinPost-gamma-globulin

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Publications

3.3K

Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine and Cystatin C

Lesley A. Inker, Christopher H. Schmid, Hocine Tighiouart et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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New Creatinine- and Cystatin C–Based Equations to Estimate GFR without Race

New England Journal of Medicine · 2021 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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New Equations to Estimate GFR in Children with CKD

George J. Schwartz, Michael F. Schneider, Robert H. Mak et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2009 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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Cystatin C and the Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Events among Elderly Persons

Michael G. Shlipak, Mark J. Sarnak, Ronit Katz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Factors influencing serum cystatin C levels other than renal function and the impact on renal function measurement

Eric L. Knight, Jacobien C. Verhave, Donna Spiegelman et al. · Kidney International · 2004 · 1K citations

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Authors

16.9K

  1. AG
    Anders Grubb

    Lund University, Sweden

    136 publications · 15.4K citations

    68

    h-index

  2. MG
    Michael G. Shlipak

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    109 publications · 10.5K citations

    55

    h-index

  3. MA
    Magnus Abrahamson

    Lund University, Sweden

    89 publications · 7K citations

    49

    h-index

  4. LF
    Linda F. Fried

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    40 publications · 6.3K citations

    35

    h-index

  5. RK
    Ronit Katz

    University of Washington, United States

    42 publications · 5.8K citations

    32

    h-index

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Institutions

3.4K

  1. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    71 h-index

    658 publications

    53.2K citations

  2. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    53 h-index

    319 publications

    26.7K citations

  3. San Francisco VA Medical Center

    San Francisco, United States

    52 h-index

    258 publications

    28.5K citations

  4. Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, United States

    51 h-index

    247 publications

    178.3K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    47 h-index

    361 publications

    176.6K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    46 h-index

    204 publications

    21.5K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    44 h-index

    243 publications

    31.9K citations

  8. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    38 h-index

    142 publications

    22.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

    NDT · 93 publications · 5.5K citations

    45

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  2. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

    CJASN · 62 publications · 6.1K citations

    41

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 132 publications · 5.4K citations

    39

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  4. Clinical Chemistry

    55 publications · 6.4K citations

    38

    h-index

  5. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

    39 publications · 9K citations

    36

    h-index

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