---
title: "Webinar: The clinical value of cystatin C, by Dr. E. Sundrehagen, CSO"
description: "Cystatin C: GFR marker for the diagnosis/therapeutic control of renal function, as a reduction in the GFR causes a rise in the concentration of cystatin C"
image: https://www.gentian.com/hubfs/webinars%2c%20FAQ%20(13).png
---

![Webinar: The clinical value of cystatin C, by Dr. E. Sundrehagen, CSO](https://www.gentian.com/hubfs/webinars%2c%20FAQ%20(13).png)

Cystatin C is a superior [glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ](https://www.gentian.com/news/cystatin-c-marker-glomerular-filtration-rate-gfr)marker for the diagnosis and therapeutic control of renal function, as a reduction in the GFR causes a rise in the concentration of cystatin C. In this webinar Dr. Erling Sundrehagen, the co-founder of Gentian and the company’s CSO, will elaborate on the following topics:

- Determining Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
- The history of cystatin C
- Properties of cystatin C and its clinical value
- Interference and avian antibodies
- The benefits of the Gentian Cystatin C immunoassay
- Cystatin C in addition to creatinine

## Watch the webinar here

 

 

 

## The Gentian Cystatin C Immunoassay

[The Gentian Cystatin C Immunoassa](https://www.gentian.com/cystatin-c-immunoassay-gfr-marker/)[y](https://www.gentian.com/cystatin-c-immunoassay-gfr-marker/) was Gentian’s first product and was launched in 2006, filling the significant gap in the IVD market for a high quality, sensitive, turbidimetric cystatin C immunoassay.

- ERM-DA471/IFCC standardised
- FDA510 (k) cleared and CE-marked
- Available for a wide range of clinical analysers with documented high inter instrument accuracy1
- One of the methods used to evaluate the commutability of the World standard produced by IFCC2
- Particle-Enhanced Turbidimetric Immunoassay ([PETIA](https://www.gentian.com/news/petia))

## Contact us

Please send an email to [marketing@gentian.com](mailto:marketing@gentian.com) or fill out the form below to get in touch with Product Manager for cystatin C

### References

1. Eckfeldt JH et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2015;139:888-93
2. Grubb A et al. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48: 16-19

 

 

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