Cystatin C

Specimen requirements

Adult sample type: Serum (gold/yellow top SST)

Paediatric sample type: Plasma (orange top paediatric tube)

Collection requirements: Specimen must be separated and frozen within 24 hours of collection

Cost

Price on application

Turnaround time

Please see Turnaround times

Analytical method

Spectrophotometry - Turbidimetric / Immunoturbidimetric

Analysis undertaken at these site(s)

John Radcliffe Hospital

Reference intervals

Female

< 4 wks: 1.49 - 2.85 mg/L
4 - 20 wks: 1.01 - 1.92 mg/L
21 - 51 wks 0.75 - 1.53 mg/L
1 yr: 0.6 - 1.2 mg/L
2 - 18 yrs: 0.62 - 1.11 mg/L
> 19 yrs: 0.4 - 0.99 mg/L

Male

< 4 wks: 1.49 - 2.85 mg/L
4 - 20 wks: 1.01 - 1.92 mg/L
21 - 51 wks: 0.75 - 1.53 mg/L
1 yrs: 0.77 - 1.85 mg/L
2 - 18 yrs: 0.62 - 1.11 mg/L
19 - 49 yrs: 0.31 - 0.79 mg/L
> 49 yrs: 0.41 - 0.99 mg/L