Expanded Renal Menu Offers State­-of-­the-­Art Cystatin C Assay

Beckman Coulter has expanded its renal menu with the addition of Gentian* Cystatin C Immunoassay (CYSX), an assay for the quantitative determination of cystatin C in human serum and plasma. When used on Beckman Coulter Synchron® and UniCel® Clinical Systems, the Gentian Cystatin C Immunoassay is used in the diagnosis and treatment of renal disease.

Reagents and calibrators for the Gentian Cystatin C assay are liquid and ready to use, eliminating the need for mixing, hydrating or pre-diluting reagents before testing.

A number of studies report that cystatin C assays are sensitive and cystatin C is an early indicator of decreased renal function and further, may be a superior marker over creatinine in the estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), the overall index of kidney function.

In addition to the Cystatin C Immunoassay, Beckman Coulter's renal menu includes Albumin, BUN, Calcium ISE, Creatinine, Glucose, Microalbumin and Phosphorus.

The Gentian Cystatin C Immunoassay is a User Defined Reagent (UDR), manufactured by Gentian AS and distributed by Beckman Coulter as part of its broad menu of automated chemistry assays.

*Gentian is a trademark of Gentian AS.