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Cystatin, also Fel d 3 is a cysteine protease inhibitor with a molecular weight of 11 kDa. It has been isolated from the skin of cats. Its allergological importance is rather low. Only about 10% of cat allergy sufferers react to cystatin.
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Standard value: The standard value of cystatin C is between 0.50 and 0.96 mg/l in serum. It serves as a marker for estimating the glomular filtration rate
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- Ichikawa K et al. (2001) Identification of a novel cat allergen--cystatin. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 124:55-60
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