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  • noun biochemistry Any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors

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  • A biomarker called cystatin C, which measures kidney function, predicts which people are less likely ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • A biomarker called cystatin C, which measures kidney function, predicts which people are less likely ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • A biomarker called cystatin C, which measures kidney function, predicts which people are less likely ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • A biomarker called cystatin C, which measures kidney function, predicts which people are less likely ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • The scientists found increased levels of cystatin, which is known to interfere with the ability of HIV to reproduce.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • A biomarker called cystatin C, which measures kidney function, predicts which people are less likely ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • The scientists found increased levels of cystatin, which is known to interfere with the ability of HIV to reproduce.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • 20-Nov-2007 - Scientists have discovered that a protein called cystatin C can prevent damaging Alzheimer's plaques from ...

    DrugResearcher RSS 2009

  • 20-Nov-2007 - Scientists have discovered that a protein called cystatin C can prevent damaging Alzheimer's plaques from ...

    DrugResearcher RSS 2009

  • Figure 2: Comparison of magnitude of association with eGFR estimated from serum creatinine (eGFRcrea) and cystatin c (eGFRcys) for SNPs identified in stage 1 discovery analyses.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Anna K?ttgen 2010

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