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Cystatin C is 'better than' creatinine for GFR estimation in adults with cystic fibrosis

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Beringer PM et al. (2008) GFR estimates using cystatin C are superior to serum creatinine in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros [doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2008.07.004]

Malnutrition is common among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), which could affect creatinine-based calculation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Beringer and colleagues have investigated whether cystatin-C-based estimation is a better alternative.

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Cystatin C is 'better than' creatinine for GFR estimation in adults with cystic fibrosis. Nat Rev Nephrol 5, 2 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0982

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