Development of a Competitive Cystatin C-Specific Bioassay Suitable for Repetitive Measurements.

Human cystatin C (hCC), a cysteine protease inhibitor, has been proposed as a diagnostic marker because its serum levels correlate with certain cardiovascular and kidney diseases. All current hCC assays are based on ex vivo detection. Here we describe the generation and evaluation of antibodies that...

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Main Authors: Tatjana Damm, Holger Spiegel, Stefan Barth, Rainer Fischer, Joerg Naehring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4723070?pdf=render