Cystatin C

Diagnostic Use

Cystatin C is useful for assessing renal function in patients suspected of having kidney disease, and monitoring treatment response in patients with kidney disease.
Cystatin C is used as a measure of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients where creatinine results may be misleading, such as:
•People with abnormally low or abnormally high muscle mass
•Obese patients
•Malnourished patients
•Children

Department

Protein Lab

Delphic Registration Code

PCYS

Laboratory Handling

Test Adds

Suitable for test add if sample has been stored refrigerated for up to 14 days or frozen at -20 C for 1 month.

Synonyms

Cystatin

Turnaround Time

4 days

Test Code

8675