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      Cystatin C versus creatinine in determining risk based on kidney function.

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          Adding the measurement of cystatin C to that of serum creatinine to determine the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) improves accuracy, but the effect on detection, staging, and risk classification of chronic kidney disease across diverse populations has not been determined.

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          Journal
          N Engl J Med
          The New England journal of medicine
          Massachusetts Medical Society
          1533-4406
          0028-4793
          Sep 05 2013
          : 369
          : 10
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
          Article
          NIHMS560903
          10.1056/NEJMoa1214234
          3993094
          24004120
          17c8ce38-798f-4394-b397-153f4b3385b3
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