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Jan Mares1, David Stejskal, Jitka Vavrousková
1Clinic of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
This paper presents a current view of the possible clinical uses of cystatin C determination. Cystatin C is an inhibitor of cysteine proteases, and relatively stable in the systemic circulation it is comparatively easily determined. Although in clinical practice it is known primarily as a relatively reliable and endogenous marker for glomerular filtration, lately cystatin C analysis has been discussed in connection with the diagnostics of a variety of diseases such as early atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's dementia, vascular aneurysms, hyperhomocysteinaemia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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