title: Assessment of kidney function: Estimating GFR in children.
abstract: In a new study, Schwartz and colleagues have investigated the best way to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children. Having already improved GFR estimation with the use of creatinine-based equations, the investigators now propose a more precise method for cystatin C measurement. The precision of a GFR equation will strongly depend on the analytical precision of the biological variables included.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, Hypertension, Transplantation, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Bâtiment B35, 4000 Liège, Belgium. pierre_delanaye@yahoo.fr
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Delanaye
authors: Natalie
authors: N
authors: Ebert
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D055316:Cystatin C / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D055316:Cystatin C; D003404:Creatinine