Are serum cystatin C levels influenced by steroid doses in lupus nephritis patients?
INTRODUCTION: Cystatin C is considered a promising test to evaluate glomerular filtration rate, since it has characteristics of an ideal endogenous marker, being similar or even superior to serum creatinine according to some studies. However, it is possible that some factors (as corticotherapy) coul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002011000300006&lng=en&tlng=en |