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ROCKVILLE, MD / ACCESSWIRE / May 3, 2021 / The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced a webinar, Cystatin C: Its utility as an alternative for creatinine-based eGFR, to educate healthcare practitioners about the cystatin C testing option for kidney health and help them effectively communicate about testing options to patients. The webinar, sponsored by Gentian Diagnostics, will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. ET.
Cystatin C is a protein used as a biomarker for kidney function. When a healthcare practitioner suspects a patient may have decreased kidney function, a cystatin C test may be ordered to help assess how well the kidneys are filtering. Measurement of serum cystatin C is gaining a greater role in the estimation of kidney function, particularly as the kidney community considers moving away from the current race-based eGFR equation which depends on creatinine measurement.