Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3852120 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Serum cystatin C level is related to sex and ethnicity, even in young healthy individuals. The prevalence of increased cystatin C levels increases dramatically with age, reaching greater than 50% after the age of 80 years in both sexes and all ethnic groups.
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Authors
Anna MD, MPH, Elizabeth PhD, MPH, Lesley A. MD, MS, Andrew S. MD, Frederick PhD, Josef MD, PhD,