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Discrepant creatinine- versus cystatin C-based kidney function estimates in pediatric heart and liver transplant recipients

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request with institutional review board approval.

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SAH was supported by a Nelson Family Faculty Development Award and NIDDK grant K23DK133729. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 622 W 168th St PH4-124, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Amy R. Lipman & Syed Ali Husain

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Lipman, A.R., Husain, S.A. Discrepant creatinine- versus cystatin C-based kidney function estimates in pediatric heart and liver transplant recipients. Pediatr Nephrol 39, 2533–2535 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-024-06358-w

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