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3 - 5 days
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Volume
0.5 mL
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Container
Red-top tube, gel-barrier tube, or green-top (heparin) tube
Collection
Separate serum or plasma from red blood cells.
Storage Instructions
Room temperature
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 14 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Causes for Rejection
Specimen other than serum or heparinized plasma; grossly hemolyzed (>1,000 mg/dL Hgb) samples; excessive turbidity and clots in samples
Test Details
Use
Since it is formed at a constant rate and freely filtered by the healthy kidney, cystatin C is a good marker of renal function. Serum concentrations of cystatin C are almost totally dependent on glomerular filtration rate (GFR).1,2 A reduction in GFR causes a rise in the concentration of cystatin C.
Limitations
Cystatin C has not been shown to be affected by factors such as muscle mass and nutrition, factors which have been demonstrated to affect creatinine values. In addition, a rise in creatinine does not become evident until the GFR has fallen by approximately 50%.
Methodology
Turbidimetric (directly traceable to ERM-DA471/IFCC, the international standard reference material)
Reference Interval
See table.
Age | Range (mg/L) |
|---|---|
0 to 1 y | Not established |
2 to 50 y | 0.60−1.00 |
51 to 60 y | 0.67−1.14 |
61 to 70 y | 0.72−1.16 |
71 to 80 y | 0.78–1.15 |
>80 y | 0.87–1.12 |
Footnotes
1. Grubb A. Diagnostic value of analysis of cystatin C and protein HC in biological fluids. Clin Nephrol. 1992; 38(Suppl 1):S20-7. 1284235
2. Coll E, Botey A, Alvarez L, et al. Serum cystatin C as a new marker for noninvasive estimation of glomerular filtration rate and as a marker for early renal impairment. Am J Kidney Dis. 2000; 36:29-34.10873868
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121251 | Cystatin C | 33863-2 | 121252 | Cystatin C | mg/L | 33863-2 |
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