Kidney Function in Patients With Neuromuscular Disease: Creatinine Versus Cystatin C

Kidney Function in Patients With Neuromuscular Disease: Creatinine Versus Cystatin C

Background: Accurate measurement of kidney function in patients with neuromuscular disorders is challenging. Cystatin C, a marker not influenced by skeletal muscle degradation, might be of clinical value in these patients.Methods: We consecutively enrolled 39 patients with neuromuscular disorders. W...

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Main Authors: Elles M. Screever, Jenny E. Kootstra-Ros, Joyce Doorn, Jellie A. Nieuwenhuis, Henk E. J. Meulenbelt, Wouter C. Meijers, Rudolf A. de Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Cystatin C
creatinine
neuromuscular disorder
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
kidney function
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.688246/full

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