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Drs. Michelle Estrella and Michael Shlipak of the San Francisco VA believe the cystatin C test is much more accurate in detecting kidney disease than the one that has long been used in standard medical practice, the creatinine test. Here, they are working with a machine that measures both tests.

VA researchers striving to improve detection of kidney disease

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 9:00 amOctober 5, 2020 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 1k views

His first big paper on cystatin C appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2005. Shlipak and his …