Publications
Levey AS, Coresh J, Greene T, Stevens LA, Zhang YL, Hendriksen S, Kusek JW, Van Lente F; Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration. Using standardized serum creatinine values in the modification of diet in renal disease study equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2006;145(4):247–254. View article.
Myers GL, Miller WG, Coresh J, Fleming J, Greenberg N, Greene T, Hostetter T, Levey AS, Panteghini M, Welch M, Eckfeldt JH. Recommendations for improving serum creatinine measurement: a report from the laboratory working group of the National Kidney Disease Education Program. Clinical Chemistry. 2006;52:5–18. View article.
Note: Updated versions of these recommendations are found in the Creatinine Standardization Recommendations section of this website.
Pizzi R. NKDEP launches creatinine standardization program: Why labs should recalibrate serum creatinine methods, report estimated GFRs. Clinical Laboratory News. 2006;32(4). View article. [PDF (482K)]
Presentations
Eckfeldt JH. Update on the NKDEP Creatinine Standardization Program. Presented at: American Association for Clinical Chemistry Symposium; July 15-19, 2007; San Diego, CA. Request presentation slides. [PDF (275K)]
Levey AS. Reporting estimated GFR: The public health benefit. Presented at: American Association for Clinical Chemistry Symposium; July 15-19, 2007; San Diego, CA. Request presentation slides. [PDF (1.49M)]
Myers GL. Improving GFR estimation: The NKDEP Program to standardize serum creatinine measurement. Presented at: American Association for Clinical Chemistry Symposium; July 23-26, 2006; Chicago, IL. Request presentation slides. [PDF (391K)]
Shlipak MG. Cystatin C: A tool for detecting mild decreased kidney function and cardiovascular risk. Presented at: American Association for Clinical Chemistry Symposium; July 15-19, 2007; San Diego, CA. Request presentation slides. [PDF (438K)]
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